Hey Scott, try the radio shack one, if you don't like the way it sounds, your only out 30 bucks. But if you want to spend the extra, that Creek preamp mentioned above would sound really good with the music hall table, and you should be able to get one easily for around $100, i think you'd like it alot better.
what preamp to use
I am just entering into the vinyl world. I have done minimal research on what kind of turn table to buy. My brother in law has a VPI Scoutmaster and I was totally shocked the way it sounded....I don't want to kick out the big bucks that he spent.. He recommended the Music Hall mmf-5, which I have already ordered...I have a Harmon Kardon avr 235 with Polk speakers that sound really good..What type of pre-amp should I get for around the $100.00 range..If someone could help me it would be greatly appreciated...Thnks,
Scott
Scott
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For under $100, I recommend the Hagerman Bugle http://www.hagtech.com/bugle.html#bugle. You buy a blank circuit board ($35) and the parts ($30) from Digikey, which you solder on to the board. Ideally you should have some soldering exprience, but I built one without any electronics knowledge or soldering experience. You can also buy it for $150 fully assembled. The disadvantage of the Bugle is that it requires two 9-volt batteries that only last about 16 hours. To fix this, you can add a power supply that Jim Hagerman sells, switch to more efficient (but lower fidelity opamps), or use a longer lasting lead acid battery (as recommended by John Elison on audioasylum) http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=vinyl&n=342009&highlight=+elison+lead+battery&r=&session=. I compared the Bugle to the NAD PP-2 ($129 retail), and liked the Bugle better. |
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