david_pully

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Is 60dB gain enough for Kleos?
Jwpstayman, just for the record, what cartridge have you favored on your JMW arm? My target investment is $2k to $3k. My preference, if forced to choose, is speed and dynamics over lushness, although having everything without compromise is always ... 
Is 60dB gain enough for Kleos?
Al, thanks! Since the reviews I have read of the Fosgate, albeit sans actual measurements, consistently cite quietness for its genre. So far, then, so good! If I've read it once, I've read a thousand times in this forum and others, that meaningful... 
Is 60dB gain enough for Kleos?
Regarding downstream compatibility, I will at first be feeding output of the phono amp into a Marantz AV7005 pre/pro. I could not find a line stage gain spec for this unit. Input sensitivity is claimed to be 200 mV / 47k-Ohm and pre-out is 1.2 V u... 
Is 60dB gain enough for Kleos?
Theo, are you using the Linto without a step-up transformer? If so, that is a good testimony indeed. I trust you hear no compromise of dynamics?