I just replaced by Asthetix Rhea (tube phone stage) for an Allnic H3000 (tube phone stage) (my preamp is the Jeff Rowlins Criterion) and the improvement was STAGGERING. I don't think its necessarily a tube phone stage but getting an excellent phone stage. (turn table is the JRTransrotor Rodino with Transrotor SME 5012 Arm & Clearaudio Strad II).
Tube phono preamp vs parasound hint phono stage
Hi all. I’m looking for some tube magic. Will a tube phono stage add a bit, a lot, none? Now, before anyone says, “Why don’t you get a REAL tube amp and be done with it?”
I love my current amp and I’m not looking to replace it for several reasons:
1. It is also part of my home theater because of HT bypass
2. It has tone controls. No reasonably priced tube amp has them and I won’t be talked out of them; I dare you to try. Thank you in advance and remember, be nice.
Biv
I love my current amp and I’m not looking to replace it for several reasons:
1. It is also part of my home theater because of HT bypass
2. It has tone controls. No reasonably priced tube amp has them and I won’t be talked out of them; I dare you to try. Thank you in advance and remember, be nice.
Biv