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Whest ps.30r
Thank you all for the interesting replies; I have however gone another route. I gave the RDT a listen and though an improvement on the ps.30R still not what I was looking for. I am now using a Conrad Johnson premier 15 series 2 with great success ... 
Whest ps.30r
Thanks for the advice Raul, I have used a Grado Sonnata cartidge on the SME and still the slight mechanical nature seems to come through..yes cartidge set up with arm too high could cause this effect to but arm and cart are dam near spot on... I k... 
Whest ps.30r
Thank you for all your responses. In the time being I have stumbled upon a stereophile review of the Whest PS.20 phono stage that MF was exited about and I think Brian Damkroger re reviewed later to clarify. In this review BD also states the sligh... 
Whest ps.30r
That should read rca and xlr 
Whest ps.30r
I have tried it using the same type of cable using balanced and xlr there is no dif in presentation. Except of course for the increased output offered by xlr. Good thinking though. 
Whest ps.30r
Thanks for the responses so far . I think we all secretly want the Manley I might give that a demo some time sounds like its the ticket really. Plato, I have not used the standard power cord yet but I have tried various run in PS audios on it from... 
Whest ps.30r
Thanks for the reply Dodgealum. I have used the ps.30r for almost 3 years now on 3 dif vinyl set ups for sustained periods and as you am very happy with it. I am just looking for something as you say with perhaps a touch more tubelike sound in the... 
Audioquest Diamond interconnects
I have had a few pairs AQ diamond 3 a long time ago and found them to be anything but bright.... in my system they were ultimately smooth and mellow. I must say that through the years I have found AQ cables to be nothing but truthful to the signal... 
Audioquest Argent? Midnight? Sterling?AudioTruth?
The difference between a double run of Argent+ and a double run of Sterling 2 is enormous, an improvement in all aspects of a given performance, night and day. The Argent pales in comparison. I tried the Argent+/Streling2 in more than one system w...