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phono arm to pre cables
If you have rca connectors at the terminal junction of your arm, then you can use any IC. Even if your setup requires a DIN connector, you can still use any IC, but will have to have it terminated appropriately. Here are just a few arm-to-phostage... 
Who is Nick Doshi?
Would be great to hear his phonostage or full func. pre in my system. If anyone in or near SoCal has his gear, let me know. I would be grateful for the opportunty to hear it.I can travel certainly, but no matter where I hear his gear there is no w... 
best phono-stage for 1200$ max.
JLTI (Just Listen To It) from Australia... remarkably good! 
EMM Labs CDSD / DCC2 - Initial Listening Session
I thought I'd share what was evaluated by some audio buddies (Ceol included) and me recently. We had what you could call a digital vs. vinyl session where we A/B'd the Meitner DCC2 with its dedicated Meitner transport against a VPI Extended Aries ... 
Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?
In case you have not yet come across it, I posted my assessment of the DCC2’s linestage vs. the First Sound Paramount. Please see the following discussion… http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1093257504&read&keyw&zzdcc2 
Meitner DCC2
Frankg - Thanks for clarifying the make and model of my linestage.Hooper - If you have not yet done tube rolling with your First Sound Presence Deluxe linestage , it may be worth your while. The Russian 6h23 tube is an excellent 6922 alternative. ... 
Meitner DCC2
Holton,Great point. Thanks for mentioning it. Yes absolute phase inversion was taken into account. Regards. 
Meitner DCC2
I've had the luxury of A/B'ing the Meitner linestagevs. my Paramount. I did these comparisons using the Corelli (McGegan, Harmonia Mundi, lp & cd), Track #2 Nojima Plays Liszt (Reference Recordings, lp), Karen and Todd (Vital Records, lp and c...