@czarivey Clever ! perhaps i misread their input (s)
I need help regarding tube phono preamplifiers
To the Audiogon community. I am currently considering one of three possible all tube phono preamps to incorporate in my two channel system. The three phono stages are 1.Aesthetix Rhea phono preamp 2.Zesto Andros Deluxe II phono stage and 3. Vac Renaissance phono preamp. I will incorporate the stand alone phono preamp into my McIntosh C48 preamp and utilize a Clearaudio Performance DC turntable with a Clearaudio Universal tonearm and Kiseki Purple Heart phono cartridge. If anyone has experience to help me compare the differences between these phono stages I would greatly appreciate the input. Thanks.
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@andyhifiman you might also consider the NVO all tubed phono stage. Do a search on Agon, a few yrs back it was considered a wonderful phono stage that competed with units 2 - 5 times it price. |
I have to chime in with the Modwright phono
http://www.modwright.com/sources/ph-90-tube-phono-stage.php
get the 9.0X upgrade version 🤩 |
You are considering some very good phono stages… but if you want great sound from a turntable you should. I have owned Audio Research Phono stages for over thirty years… each time I upgraded researching intensely… but still staying with Audio Research, I currently own a ARC Reference 3 phono stage. I would have a look, although ARC and MAC tend to be in different camps with different priorities. Zesto gets fantastic reviews and VAC is no slouch. You are definitely choosing from some great equipment. I would take the specific advice of folks that own Mac equipment. MAC is very good at midrange and bass, but is very light on details, so pairing is important. I would pose this question to the Audio Aficionados forum. There are lots of folks there with high end MAC gear that could help. |
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