hoytis
Responses from hoytis
| Looking at Phono Preamps I'm curious what it is you think you're not getting from the 310LP. An excellent stage, no? | |
| Removable headshells The SA-250 effective mass is 18g, yes? Looking at an online resonance calculator, I would think if you added weight you'd be out of that sweet spot for resonant frequency. | |
| Solid state amp that tube fan can be happy with? I have a tube line stage feeding a Mark Levinson 27.5 (100 watts, 50K input impedance) and it sounds sublime. I imagine the pre keeps the edge off. Best of both worlds. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Haven't rolled tubes yet. Haven't felt the need yet. But never say never. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Cheers! I've been really happy with mine. What it lacks in load options makes up in fidelity. I just think they nailed it – in my system anyway. Hope it works out for ya. | |
| Downsizing from tower to bookshelf I would add ProAc Tablette 10 to your list. I find them exceptional. They would love your amp. I've also been intrigued by MoFi's new Sourcepoint speakers lately. I've heard good things. | |
| Phono stage for second system Another vote for GN PH-10. So versatile with on-the-fly loading. Sounds incredible. I've also really enjoyed the Softone Model4 tube stage. | |
| Phono Stage advice for Mono listening I run two decks, one has a detachable head shell so it's easy to throw on the mono cart from time to time to spin my old jazz pressings. That said, I love the the Gold Note PH-10. Sounds incredible to my ears. Two inputs. You can switch loads on t... | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp This is great stuff. Thanks everyone. And actually, I'm bumping the budget to about $4K. | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp Thanks for the additional comments y'all. This is good stuff. | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp Thank you all for your input. Appreciate it. This will definitely help in guiding my decision. | |
| Technics MK2 > Pear Audio Blue Integrated Amp So are you using the pre-out on the Marantz to connect to the Pear? Maybe just use one or the other to see how it sounds. | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range I may be wrong, but I can’t believe the Project Phono Box would be an audible improvement over the Vincent, which I also own. I agree, it’s not amazing but it still beats out several internals I’ve tried over the years. Overall, I think you might ... | |
| Is it wrong to leave my amplifier on all the time I've had a few power amps that don't even have an on/off switch. Just left em on 24/7. No harm at all. But I wouldn't worry about it either way. | |
| Vintage Turntable Recommendation At that price point, I would pick up a vintage Dual (12 series) or Pioneer PL-530. |