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| PRIMALUNA OR ROGUE AUDIO Having experience with both Rogue and Prima Luna gear, I would pick Rogue in a heartbeat. | |
| Integrated Amp Choices +2 Coda CSiB. | |
| Best Cartridge for SME309 arm I’ve tried a number of cartridges on my 12A and ending up settling on a Grado Statement3. I think most MC cartridges are overrated. BTW, Grado holds the patent on the MC cartridge but has always made MM. | |
| Power Cable Suggestions You're welcome. | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread Some manufacturers build tube phono and line stages and solid state amps for good reason. Keith Herron comes to mind. You often see the same philosophy in integrated amps as well.I preferred most of my systems that way until I heard the Coda 06x a... | |
| Power Cable Suggestions Build an inexpensive but effective DH Labs pc. If you can't hear a difference after about 100 hours break, stick to the stock cords. Only connect the shield at the wall socket end. Try both ways, shield connected or shield floating.https://www.ali... | |
| Does the Rogue Cronus Magnum III have any real competition in its same price point of $3k? +2 Black Ice Audio Fusion F-35 ($2200). F-22 if you need less power ($1700). | |
| what system musicians prefer? Do they care? I'm a musician. I prefer stereo systems that are true to the source in both my studio and listening rooms. With that criteria, active ATCs are a no brainer, with pro monitors in the studio and consumer towers in the main listening room. | |
| Grado Statement 3--any experience? I have a Statement3 on an SME 12A turntable. Long story short, everyone that has heard it so far is reconsidering their fixation with MC cartridges. Interesting since, I believe, Grado received the original MC patent.I guess the real news is how m... | |
| Opinion on SME 15 The armless SME Model 15 currently retails for $13.5k. The armless Model 20/3 is $17.7k. | |
| PS Audio Stellar Phono Keith Herron will continue to produce the 360 line stage and M2 amps but yes, he's nearing full retirement. | |
| PS Audio Stellar Phono The Herron phono stages are sold out. Perhaps used if you can find one right now.A friend loaned me his Stellar. I connected it to my system, powered it up and did something else for a few hours while it warmed up. I returned, put the stylus in th... | |
| Coda Tech Amplifier Anyone with Coda amplification should audition Legacy Audio speakers. | |
| Running LOMC with MM (47K) loading Keith sold his last VTPH-2A a couple weeks ago. There will be no new design. | |
| ATC placement help The best speaker/listening position set up methodology is described in Jim Smith's Get Better Sound book.https://www.getbettersound.com/ |