drbond
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| Replacement platter mat for Rega RP8 For what it's worth, I used either 1. no mat, or 2. an old vinyl record as a mat when I had my P8. | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @rauliruegas Thanks for sharing the recommendation of the DSA phono III. I think a few others had recommended that one as well, and I'm sure it's an excellent phono stage, but the first sentence of the review sums it up for me: it is not the s... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @rauliruegas I personally have not investigated the purported benefits of a current design vs voltage design in the phono stage, however, most on this forum seem to indicate that a current design will be more precise and detailed due to the effe... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @rauliruegas Thanks for your phono stage recommendations. I haven't looked at the details of those three that you recommended. Are they all current based phono stages? Thanks. | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 This thread that was supposed to be about top of the line phono stages has temporarily morphed into a thread about amplifiers. . . @rauliruegas Of course I was aware of the so-called "weakness" of the Ypsilon Hyperions before I bought them. Imp... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @dover I have to agree with you: measurements are only a guide. I am personally not convinced that we know enough about hearing to rely definitively on measurements. For instance, I have played several stringed instruments, and I have observed t... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @rauliruegas While I appreciate your recommendations, I will have to admit that such dramatic and extreme comments such as you have mentioned about the Ypsilon products make me question the validity of some of your perspectives. I've never hear... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @dover Thanks for sharing those links. I'll have to review them this weekend, when I have a few free moments. Thanks also for your recommendation of the van den Hul Grail SE+, as a current-based phono stage. That seems to be a contender. @... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @clearthinker @lohanimal Thanks for sharing your experiences with the various phono stages that you've heard. I'll have to look more closely at Constellation. . . I imagine it would be quite similar to the CH Precision. | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @rauliruegas Thanks for sharing your musical preferences. That allows me to better understand your musical perspective. I understand that you want a system that reproduces every nuance, as if you are in the orchestra with the musicians, along... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @tablejockey @no_regrets Yes, I have an audiophile friend who has had the Wave Kinetics Deluxe Reference 5.1 phono stage for years, and he enjoys it; he says it’s much quieter than an Allnic phono stage, but that he still prefers the newer SS ... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @rauliruegas Thanks for sharing your research on the Manley Steelhead. It does seem that most people are preferring the SS phono stages these days. . . @lewm I heard back from David Slagle, and he said that he’s "not familiar with the Steelhe... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @lewm I can contact Dave Slagle myself, but thanks for the offer. I'll let you know what I hear from him. Oddly, my Manley Steelhead power supply unit just started buzzing last week (as if it knew that I was looking to replace it, or perhaps I... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @lewm Interesting insight about the Manley Steelhead. I assume that you have replaced some of the capacitors in your unit? Who would I send my unit to if I were interested in "upgrading" the Manley Steelhead with new/different capacitors? Th... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @laoman Thanks for the recommendations, but both the CS Port C2 EQM 2 and the EMT 128 (both of which are but phono stages, and look like high quahily products) only have one input. With my two tonearms, I would prefer a phono stage with two inp... |