theflattire
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| For the love of...kits? I like building my own stuff. Very satisfying when it powers up and sounds good. Also easier to upgrade. My amp is from Analog Ethos and I also have an EAR clone. I just got some Fostex full range and am pondering the enclosure build. | |
| Small factor phono stage EAR or Hagerman. I haven't heard but maybe Luxman or Zesto. Also EAT Glo. Tavish Adagio is really good too, but separate power supply. | |
| 2a3 Tubes - Favorites? Running RCAs. I found that coupling caps make a difference also. When I changed from the EH/Gold Lions to RCA it was fairly big. After upgrading the coupling caps, I put the EH back and the sound was pretty close. | |
| Copper vs. Silver tonearm wire I like bright! My VPI is hardwired at the junction box with DH Labs Pro Studio silver plated copper. I use pure silver in other places and can't really tell the differences from the Pro Studio. Copper though is for sure less bright and warmer. | |
| Is tube sound vs solid state easier to distinguish using headphones? Separately it's hard to tell, but back to back it's easy. I've had SS components that sound tube like, except when next to tubes. | |
| Turntable Cartridge upgrade question. @ssg308 my TT isn’t $7000 but my phono stage costs around $5k. IMO, the phono stage the most important component in your vinyl chain. The signal has to go through it. If your budget is the same as above, the new Darlington Labs MP8B looks goo... | |
| Turntable Cartridge upgrade question. You want to run a $1200 cart through a $150 phono stage. Good luck with that. | |
| Ultimate $10K home office system for vinyl? $3000 TT $3000 phono stage $2000 amp speakers of your choice | |
| Upgrading from a VPI Aries 1- is it worth it? I would upgrade the phono stage. I use a Modwright PH9.0XT with my Prime. | |
| Some cartridge recommendations Audio Technica OC9 or Hana | |
| A phono preamp with equalization selector Gold Note | |
| Bottleneck / Upgrade Recommendations - Yamaha RVX-475 Receiver, Pro-Ject Phono Box MM that phono box isn't doing you any favors | |
| Upgrade My Turntable - How Much Do I Need to Spend? @hikerneil IMO, most onboard phono stages are ok at best. Phono stages cost from $20 to $20k. I don't think you have a reference phono stage tucked away in your Mac. A good phono stage should also have a dedicated power supply, something an o... | |
| Upgrade My Turntable - How Much Do I Need to Spend? Get a good phono stage, something in line with the TT you get. My phono stage cost more than my TT. A used Rega P8/10 would be nice. RB880 and RB3000 are nice. I got a used VPI Prime for $3k and am happy. I think $3-4k is a good range; most o... | |
| Amp, Preamp, two volume pots, there can be only one! Like others have said, run up the amp to the noise floor. Let the pre do the rest. |