yes I saw it on parts connexion and the price is very good. I did not know that arcam has discontinued it. but I did check on parts connexion and they have quite a few in stock . the arcam did have some good reviews and so did the sim audio lp110 v2 . the musical surroundings is priced higher but used is just a little higher than the sim and arcam. the only difference is the sim has is 0 pf capacitance switch and no on off switch. the project ultra 500 has discrete technology but no reviews I can find.
phono preamp for the ortofon 2m bronze
hello need some input . I am looking to get back to my vinyl, I have a kenwood kd650 spinner with a grace 707 tone arm. I need a phono preamp and have been looking at the sim audio 110lp v2, arcam r phono, musical surroundings phenomena II and the last one is the project phono box ultra 500 which does not have any reviews I can find .I would like to stay solid state so are any of these preamps a good choice? if so which is better? there are so many on the market it is hard to pick one out. I would like it to be adjustable also . thanks for the help.
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@kully560 - I have a Simaudio Moon LP5.3 RS phono stage - which is very much like the current LP610. The nice thing about Simaudio as a company is, they flow all of their latest "developments" DOWN to their entry level products as time goes by, as opposed to designing entry level products from scratch, so the LP 110 is actually a very good phono stage based on the developments in their TOTL products. Simaudio products are - whisper quiet even at full volume (i.w. while not playing) - extremely well made - very musical (to my ears at least) - respond positively to the use of good cables/power supply The 110 comes with a separate 24v DC power supply, so it would be very easy to upgrade the power supply provided to a more robust linear power supply for improved performance. Here’s a review https://www.soundstageaccess.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/924-simaudio-moon-110lp-v2-phono-stage BYW - I leave my phono stage turned on 24/77 and have not encountered any issues in over 3 years Hope that helps - Steve |
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