I have used the HP-100 with a wide range of step-up transformers and active units. In my opinion the sound varies just as much with change of step-up device as with a different phonostage. I bought the MM-section for greater flexibility with an outboard step-up.
Running an External Phono with a Hovland HP-100
Since the Hovland HP-100 already has a MC Phono built-in, is it possible to add an external phono, maybe one of the better Audio Research models?
I'd like to do a valid compare, say the internal Hovland v.s. the new Audio Research Reference Phono; is this possible?
I'd like to do a valid compare, say the internal Hovland v.s. the new Audio Research Reference Phono; is this possible?