I have recently replaced and AI M3A (gold board MC phono preamp section). It could handle .3mv cartridges fine. The AI replaced a AR SP-9 MIII. I now have a Consonace Opera Reference 1.1 Line Stage and Phonomax Phono Preamp. I have compared the Phonomax to an Ear 834. The Ear has deeper bass and more gain but the Phonomax resolves more information. I perfer the Phonomax.
Stand alone phono stage?
I succumbed to curiosity & bought a dynavector dv20x H last week & i'm afraid i've been infected w/ the moving coil illness already. i guess i'd like to try a low output next but, i think my noise level is too high. i'd prefer to keep my system all tube if possible but i don't know if that works w/ moving coils. what preamps should i audition/watch for to match a low output mc? are there any mc phono stages w/ xlr outs and tubes that would fit? my system = modified oracle mk. 1, moded hadcock arm, arc sp9 phono stage(replacing), arc ls5 mk 11, arc vt130, soliloquy 6.3s.
thanks for your ideas,
jon
thanks for your ideas,
jon