Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh

It’s hard to sway anyone away from ’same manufacturer’ components since they are designed to work well together. Your best bet may be to stay with Mac?

Forgive me if I’m too forward. You provided a link to your system on another thread and since you’ve made so many inquiries on system changes recently, I noticed one thing missing...no mention of acoustical treatments on your VS or in any of your posts. ???

From personal experience, I'd suggest looking into this aspect before spending bucks on components. After all, a great sounding room will benefit whatever components you have now or may acquire later.

Happy Listening!

Parasound JC3+. Made by a legend. Close thread.

invictus005

Parasound JC3+. Made by a legend. Close thread.

Designed by a legend. Made in China. B-i-g difference.

Parasound JC3+ is a highly recommended phono pre. I'll look into it @invictus005

In my opinion....

JC3+ is OK. Decent phono stage. Herron Audio VTPH-2a better, better than anything else I’ve heard (and that’s a pretty long list) It is a bit of a stretch of budget, but it would be the LAST phono stage one should EVER need. In either case, it would be important to listen to ANY candidate phono stage in your own system using your own components. That’s the only way to determine what you want to listen to in the long road.

Both John Curl and Keith Herron are legends. Herron Audio components are ALL manufactured in the US under VERY strict quality control.  Keith Herron personally tests EVERY VTPH-2a produced.  

@invictus005 - Close the thread? Are you worried about others presenting facts or opinions that contradict your opinion? Again?