Get a new Technics 1200 and a Hana SL mc cartridge. Phono stage can be a Project (very good value for the money). In fact the phono cartridge will have a bigger effect on SQ than any phono stage. Most of which all sound very good indeed! Only a snob would desire an expensive phono stage! Don't you be so foolish to waste thousands on a phono stage!
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Don't skimp on the phono stage. I learned first hand this summer when my failing 25 year old phono amp needed to be replaced. I tried an inexpensive phono stage, gave it weeks to burn-in but the music just seemed to dribble out of it. No dynamic swing, virtually no air around the notes and a small, unrealistic soundstage. After trading that in ($895 unit), I moved up to a ($2300) phono stage. Unbelievable difference. The biggest positive surprise was how it's dynamic headroom minimizes the impact of tics and pops on the music, Surface noise is just less noticeable. I am not saying there aren't very reasonably priced fine sounding units out there, the one I chose just couldn't get it done. |
@roberjerman " Only a snob would desire an expensive phono stage! Don’t you be so foolish to waste thousands on a phono stage!" That’s a ridiculous statement! |
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