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| SPL Phonos Phono Preamp Tasos1:I attempted to inform some people about this unit earlier in 2018. It’s one of the finest I’ve ever heard. I was looking at one of the ARC phono stages ($14k) and I saw this unit. Listened to them in the same system and to my ears the SPL s... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing cjaronica:Thank you. | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing cjaronica:If you don’t mind my asking, what is your $7k stage? Only asking to put your comments about the PH10 into some type of perspective.Thanks | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Geek101:My pleasure. | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Geek101:you wrote:”Or what is "the" cartridge for Luxman EQ-500 to be worthy?.”I am not the arbiter for such things :) I think my Ana Mighty Sound modified Denon 103r (103.3) sounds much better with it. The Audio Technica ART 1000 simply sounds su... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Geek101:yes, that’s correct. They usually hurt the sound of systems, regardless of what the manufacturer claims. There are threads on this forum where this is discussed in great detail. I usually replace switching power supplies with linear power ... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Or at least I try my best to keep SMPS’s away from my systems. | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing FYI, I had a BLab phono stage, about $9k, very nice indeed and better than a number of stages but the iPhono 2 was better to my ears. They were equal in all aspects except timing. The iPhono 2 simply had better PRAT. I was using a linear supply wi... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Geeek101:I think any any of the others you’ve named would be good choices including an iFi iPhono 2. Of course it’s your dime and you are free to run whatever cartridge you want with any stage you choose. I just think the EQ 500 will not yield it’... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Geek101:Please don’t read this the wrong way. Perhaps you mentioned earlier in the thread that you are planning to eventually move to a higher end cartridge, not that there is anything at all wrong with the 2M Bronze. If you do plan to move up the... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing amg56:Much appreciated. | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing amg56:That sounds awesome! I use an ART 1000, London Ref and Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 with the Luxman although the London belongs to the SPL Phonos :)The ART 1000 and 103.3 sound absolutely stunning with the EQ500. | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Geek101:Not silly at all, it is in the top three or four that I’ve ever heard, and I have listened to more than I can count with some of them costing FAR FAR more than the Luxman. It is quiet, flowing and has excellent timing which is important, a... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Oh yeah, it sounds stodgy and thick out of the box, very opaque. It will loosen up at about 100 hours and start to sing around 250 hours. I know many folks exaggerate about components being run-in after like 20-50 hours. I don’t usually have that ... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Geek101:I currently own 4 phono stages with a fifth soon on the way. The Luxman EQ 500 is one of them and it is simply one of the best I’ve heard. Change the fuses (a must) to something more ambitious than the cheap glass it comes stock with. I tr... |