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| phono pre suggestions I wouldn't worry about two volume controls possibly down the road, but running a phono pre direct to your amp is a whole nother world. you need to have a higher gain amp and the impedances matching well for it to work properly. The Manley is far m... | |
| phono pre suggestions I've had the 834P and the Chinook, there's no comparison, Chinook all the way. It's great for rock. There's a used one now for $1795 OBO on the site now. I'd grab that in a second and you won't have a need to upgrade later. | |
| Preamp - 18 dB Gain too low? my 845 amp is very high, 200mv. I wonder if I am losing any performance since my volume is at 9pm for normal listening. it sure sounds good though despite the touchy volume control. the manufacturer said I could swap out two resistors to make it l... | |
| Denon 103 output--Step-up needed? you should have 60-65db, what does your phono stage have? | |
| Turntable Upgrade Advice Needed Rega P9 or Oracle stop throwing your money away on Rega upgrades. I made that mistake once in my life too. it will get you nowhere, they are not good tables. | |
| AFFORDABLE HIGH VFM RACKS - Opinions Please... I have the Core Audio rack and it's very high quality and packaged extremely well. Arnold is also a great person to work with. | |
| Phono preamp suggestions I had the same table and cart as you at one point, with a Jolida JD-9A. not a bad setup. I'd probably try out that new i-phono device that people are raving about. it's only $400 new. | |
| dc10audio Berlin Destryed the Competition at RMAF they aren't his speakers though, the manufacturer as pleaded with him to stop this. I wouldn't discount the speakers because of this weirdo. | |
| Best loadings for Shelter 501 Mkll you should probably try it at 100ohms. 47k ohms is for MM carts. | |
| VPI Classic vs. Well Tempered Amadeus I guess I just have noisy knots. I've had 3 Amadeus, a multitude of knots, and they all make noise. it's not something you hear with music playing.get a DPS and use that to control the power. it has a switch. | |
| Upgrading from Rega P5 TT you don't want to mess with setup and you bought a table where you need to remove the arm and add spacers just to set VTA, which can never be perfect. worst design ever. | |
| Anyone else receive low offers right away ? I've received a lot of offers on my amp for ridiculous prices, nowhere close to the going rate. The people making these offers seem shocked when I turn them down. One guy wrote me an essay why I should sell my gear to him for so cheap. Lots of wei... | |
| AS Challenger mk 2 vs. Avid Diva 2 sp vs. Rega P9 Fjn04 - Yes, that's true. | |
| AS Challenger mk 2 vs. Avid Diva 2 sp vs. Rega P9 if I had to put a number to it I'd say the GTA is 5-10% better, most notably for me is the bass and an overall "bigger" sound. I'm also hearing some slight nuances that I never did before. | |
| Upgrading from Rega P5 TT Get away from Rega while you can. By the time you do all the upgrades (I've been there) you could have a new Well Tempered Simplex. I have an Amadeus and I hear the Simplex is almost as good. The Rega is not in the same universe, even with all the... |