thomasheisig

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Preamp with phono with 50-60 gain
Klyne Preamp, Aesthetix Rhea, Pass Xono , there are more out there ... 
Good inexpensive cables
XLO Pro 
Questions about Goldmund Studio and T3 arm
When I remember right, Goldmund stopped the support for T3 (F) arms, no longer all parts available. 
aestetix rhea - the groove - sutherland fono stage
Well,the Aesthetix Rhea I listen to is absolutely quiet, even with 75dB Gain I hear absolutely NO noise.When I am honest, this impresses me, and the Sound is not mechanical nor clynical. I think, it's a good unit. 
A new phono stage
Check out Stan Klyne 7 PX 3.5 Phono amp.It meet all your criteria. It is very flexible and is one of the best sounding Phono amps out there. 
cartridge demagnetizing vs. no demagnetization
Well, I prefer the Cardas Sweep Record. I am on the safe side with that.I used demagnetizing lots of years ago with cheaper cartridges .... anyway, I am not mad about that. 
Ph.D. or Cat SL 1
"IMO the PHD is crap. I have nothing further to say."C'mon, why ? I never listened to it, but is this Battery design not good ? Or is it simply average sounding ? 
Has anyone replaced tubes in Aesthetix Rhea ?
Some time ago I had a problem with a socalled "dimmer" from a strong light in my living room.Depending how "close" it was, the more hum and buzz I had. 
Has anyone replaced tubes in Aesthetix Rhea ?
"Hi Stew, glad to hear the hissing sound was not present last night. In my experience, tube noise can be intermittent - from one listening session to another. It can be a little unnerving. I've made a practice of taking a deep breath, powering dow... 
Aesthetix Rhea - IO-IO Signature
@allThanks for your kind information. 
Opinion's on XLO's Limited Edition cables
I am not a real cable fanatic, but I compared a few ( Cardas etc. ) and for me the Limited Edition is one of the best around.I never thought about a change and I own them for years now.I don't know all cables ( who does ), but most I listened to, ... 
Tonearms
No matter what you will do, you will hear alwyas a difference, but I think, the best - or most satisfiying -way is to go for a superior phono stage.When you can dial in the right impedance for your cartridge you will things, you never heard before... 
3 Top Cartridges Picks
Well, my favourites :Miyabi ( Alnico, the original, not the 47 Lab version )Allaerts MC2There is and will be always some hype about cartridges, the marketing is a real special chapter ( When I remember right, the Magic Diamond is from Swiss and I ... 
Wadia Owner - with or without preamp
Run it through a HIGH Quality Preamp and it will sound MUCH better.Digital volume pot degrade the dynamics.... 
Silly Question...does a transport have a "sound" ?
I wrote some time ago a few lines about my transport.I'll copy it, probably you can use some info.I tried some transports and the one below I bought.--------------------------------------------I always favoured the analog playback, simply because ...