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| VPI JMW grounding issue Hi, this thread is old, but with my new VPI table and Lyra Kleos cart since Friday, I'm having what appears to be the same issue--did you resolve it? | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! Yes, an oversight on my part...I didn't intend to dismiss the K&K off of that list...I will investigate that one further as well. thanks... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! OK, so here’s the lineup, with an X where the phono needs picked:VPI Signature--Lyra Kleos-- X --Primaluna Dialogue Integrated HP (with KT120s or 150s)--Zu Soul Supremes. Must also sound great with LCD-3f headphones and potentially an end-game hea... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! Oh, I should have added, I bought an Audio Desk Systeme ultrasonic cleaner yesterday, and I'm really pleased with the improvements I'm hearing on almost every piece of vinyl I'm running through it. Even on my loaner rig the differences are very n... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! Thanks for all the advice--appreciate the continued feedback.I have decided on a Lyra Kleos for the cart. Unfortunately my table seems to be backordered, so I've got a loaner HW-19 mk4 with a retipped Grace cart for now. It still sounds fantasti... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! I know, I wish I had read more on the 150s before just buying the 120s a few months ago. I have to buy 8 for the HP, but I suspect worth the investment, huh?I suppose I could sell the 120s since they are just over their burn in period and recoup ... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! Mehran was great and gave me some super prices on the Zyx's, but I wasn't ready to (yet) pull the trigger without trying to hear a few more for reference.Pani, thx for the input--I read your other threads on the Art9 and it certainly sounds like a... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! I should have added, Lohanimal's point about solid state phono pre in front of my existing tube pre/amp stages is a great one, and part of what has made me think about that side of the investment further. My digital front-end is all SS and I LOVE... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! Folks, love the feedback, thank you, and please keep it coming.For carts, I've reconsidered my budget and looking at ZYX Fuji and 4D, the Lyra Kleo, and the Art9 (seems that might be a good gamble at ~1/3 the cost of the others). The Kleo is the ... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! These are some I have been reading good things about, but haven't read enough to determine any possible synergy issues w/ my VPI table/tone arm or rest of my system/preferences. Prices are directional. They are "relatively" in my target price ra... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! OK, still in research mode, but now with your good advice, I need to come up with a LOMC cartridge. I'm going to pass on the medium output Dynavector at your suggestions.I'd like to keep the cartridge in the $1-2K range, but would go to $3K for t... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! All--hugely insightful and very helpful feedback--exactly what I was hoping to get from here...with the additional wrinkle of causing me to rethink the cartridge selection...and perhaps select a Low MC now since that's the path I'll probably head ... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! I cut/paste some notes from some of the other longer threads on the topic...for anyone that's interested, here are the notes, and apologies for the poor organization and formatting (these are in somewhat chronological order with oldest first, foll... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! OK, spent about 6 additional hours in these forums. There are clearly a million views on great phono pre's in various price ranges and I know much of this is both highly subjective and system-synergy specific.From the hours of research it seems I... |