cromodora

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Upgrade path question with $2k to spend
Not the 6. Save a bit more and go for the Rega Planar 8. You can continue with your current cart and phono stage. Will be the best bang for buck improvement and will withstand further upgrades downstream.    
Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile
I’m okay with missing the point of many of the posters. I’m not here to make a point with them. I am just mentioning another component wrt to subject raised by OP. My reply is on topic. You can start a thread about credibility of magazine rev... 
Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile
I think its’ pretty impressive that a 1000 preamp is put in the same category as 50K and up. The Topping Pre90 preamp is in Stereophile preamplifier Class A category too and its a little bit more impressive at only $600.  
Is the DAC the digital equivalent of a cartridge.
Though the cartridge is the closest to the media, other components in the readback system is as, if not, more important. - The turntable- to present the media to be read at the correct and precise speed. Insulated from external (environment) and ...