Phono pre-amplifier

just to throw a spanner in the works....

The Whest Audio whestTWO can be had for about 500 euros in B-graded format from their site (every now and then). This REALLY will blow away the rest of them.

I had a while back a chance to try a Cambridge 640p after a forum in the UK was 'waxing lyrical' about it... boy was I disappointed.

The little Dynavector P75 can be had cheap these days but I'm not sure whether it'll do MM.

Seakayak,

I didn't know that there were clones.

I bought the Lehmann when I added a 'table to a second system. When the ARC in the main system went down, the Lehmann replaced it during repair. I was surprised by how little diference I heard when I made the switch. A subsequent switch to the Rhea (with its multi inputs that allowed me to move both 'tables into my main system) showed a very different sonic character.

The fact that the Lehmann and the ARC sounded so similar to me may speak to the value of the Lehmann, the lack of value in the ARC, or the lack of discrimination on the part of this listener ;-)

Marty

The P75 does do MM, and has the PE mode that can be used with suitable LOMC carts...