sfgiantsmoya
Responses from sfgiantsmoya
| Thoughts on moving from a 1200G to Sota Saphire or above I have a Sapphire I'm upgrading to a Nova, and I think the series 3 second hand could provide a nice upgrade for you. It's really hard to exaggerate how thoroughly the suspension isolates the table. As mentioned above, replacing the motor with a s... | |
| Has anyone used the Rega Ania with a Phono Box S2? Thanks for your input! | |
| Has anyone used the Rega Ania with a Phono Box S2? It does have enough gain, but sometimes budget phono preamps don't do well with low output cartridges - noise floor too high, too much distortion for such a small signal, etc. | |
| Turntable Decision Another vote for Sota. I've had a Sapphire for 23 years, and am upgrading to a Nova VI as soon as they build it. I've always thought of the Sapphire as pretty versatile as far as arm compatibility. I've had a classic Well Tempered arm and a Moerch... | |
| The Importance of the Digital Cable I think that it's worth doing to the conversation that DACs are effected differently by jitter. My old school Monarchy DAC handles it poorly, to the point that I got a jitter box (that's old guy speak for a component that just reclocks the data st... | |
| Which VTF Scale are you using? I use a cheap ($15) scale I bought for measuring cure for meats. It's accurate to 0.01g (well, probably 0.02). Conveniently, when I set it on my plinth, the top is the same height as my platter. | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? I actually do both - main system is a Benchmark DAC1 and Sonic Frontiers phono stage into a BAT VK51 SE (the 6H30 tube is remarkable!). Second system is a Benchmark DAC1 HDR directly into an Audible Allusions amp. The pre is important in my main s... | |
| Which DAC as a preamp? I would suggest considering the Benchmark DAC2 or DAC3. They sound really great, have a ridiculously low noise floor, and they can drive anything. I've had a DAC1 for years, and have never been tempted to upgrade. | |
| Valve phono stage What about a BAT VK-P6, standard or SE. It uses tubes, and has balanced outputs. I picked up a VK-51 preamp recently, and am stunned by it. |