Best Phono Pre for Teres

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Gary,
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Great move getting the 340, UNIverse and Tri-planar. I have the 340, UNIverse and Graham 2.2 and I am extremely happy with the Supratek Grange.
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The newer circuit designs are teriffic and I would highly recommend the new Grange or Cortese. The phono stage is superb, you just need to get some great NOS 6922's and a couple of other NOS tubes and you should be in 7th heaven.
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It is a good wait for the Supratek to be built but the wait is well worth it. Read the giant thread "Pre-amp deal of the century:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1016931418&openmine&zzCello&4&5#Cello

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Rgds,
Larry
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Koegz,
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I have yet to hear the Shelter 90X vs any of the ZYX cartridges, but I had a Shelter 901.
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I did do a full weekend comparison of the Airy2, Airy3, UNIverese, Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum, and Shelter 901. All of the ZYX cartridges were far superior to either the Shelter 901 and the Koetsu RSP. The Koetsu was far,far better than the Shelter 901 (which is an excellent cartridge).
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The Airy2 was far better than even the Koetsu, the Airy3 is signifitcantly faster, more detailed and more dynamic than the Airy2, but a bit bright in my system and for my taste. The UNIverse (what I own and listen to now) is faster, more detailed, more musical, and more emotional than the Airy3 by a large margin and without any of the brightness of the Airy3.
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If you like hard rock, big dynamics and don't mind a bit of a lean towards the bright side and your system wants a bit more brightness, the Airy3 would be a great value. If money is not an issue, the UNIverese will end your searching for the great cartridge and leave you focused on working on the rest of your system.
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I hope this all helps.
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Rgds,
Larry