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11-17-07
The new battery-powered nova phonomena is a very good perfor ... Plato
11-17-07
I have heard my buddy's sutherland phd, battery powered phon ... Kehut
11-17-07
A bit pricy but for me the thor cantatus or even in its form ... Uru975
11-18-07
here are 'last i'll ever buy' phono stages to consider, in ... Jtimothya
11-18-07
In addition to the ones mentioned above, and in no particula ... Jmcgrogan2
11-18-07
Cat legend pre-amp with phono #1, $18,000 Rothmanbrad
11-18-07
George wright units not included? shame! Tiger
11-18-07
Simaudio lp 5.3 Upstateaudio
11-18-07
K&k audio se, especially the latest version. Clio09
11-18-07
Another vote for the aesthetix, both the io pair and the sin ... Blw
11-18-07
Add lyra connosuer, wavestream kinetics, viva, and if you're ... Piedpiper
11-18-07
No pass labs xono? Shsohis
11-18-07
Oh, and at the same price as the nova phonomenon, the heed, ... Piedpiper
11-18-07
Any opinions here on the graham slee era gold v? i have the ... Darkj
11-18-07
The era gold v, used for around $625, is a great bargain but ... Audiofeil
11-18-07
You can definitely spend more money and maybe exceed the per ... Fcrowder
11-19-07
Thank you all for your enthusiastic responses!!! i take all ... Pedrillo
11-19-07
Pedrillo, you will never find any one item, be it preamp, am ... Jmcgrogan2
11-20-07
Zanden 1200. vendeatta research Nilthepill
11-20-07
I have to agree with pedrillo, when it comes to speakers the ... Exlibris
11-20-07
If you want to get way beyond an ear and jtli, i agree with ... Gerrym5
11-20-07
Jtimothya, you mention the atma-sphere mp-1 and the aestheti ... Exlibris
11-20-07
I'm sure the mbls are wonderful, but so are a dozen others. Piedpiper
11-20-07
Exlibris - hi, i've heard the io (non-sig) a few years ago i ... Jtimothya
11-20-07
Piedpiper, i guess it all depends on what each of us is look ... Exlibris
11-21-07
Don't know if its distributed stateside but the clearaudio b ... Scousepasty
11-21-07
"i guess it all depends on what each of us is looking f ... Piedpiper
11-22-07
I can't believe no one has mentioned the k&k.....so i will.. ... Ozzy62
11-22-07
Shsohis: sshhh! :) i have my eye on one such. prices on them ... Aporigine
11-22-07
I mentioned it early on in the thread, but it certainly dese ... Clio09
11-22-07
Pedrillo, the closest i've heard (of) as the be-all, end-all ... Aporigine
11-23-07
I have to second the aesthetix io signature, i have one with ... Audioquest4life
11-23-07
I have to second the aesthetix io signature, i have one with ... Audioquest4life
11-23-07
If your looking for something in the same price range as the ... Tom_hankins
11-23-07
Aporigine wrote:i would agree with the latter remark. howeve ... Essentialaudio
11-23-07
Essential, are you quoting the phono gain of the boulder or ... Lewm
11-26-07
Walker referance, enough said Koegz
11-27-07
I'm kind of amazed not to see any shindo mentioned here... p ... Patrickamory
11-28-07
There has been no mention of tron, klyne, and wavac either. Exlibris
12-14-07
Fortunately, or not, i have had some of the finest phono sta ... Banpuku
12-15-07
Banpuku,thanks for the insightful info.i really enjoyed your ... Sirspeedy
12-15-07
Sirspeedy, what are some of the strengths of the zanden in c ... Exlibris
12-15-07
The zanden is set with a gain of about 34db. it was designed ... Aporigine
12-15-07
Banpuku, maybe you ought to re-evaluate the other preamps wi ... Lewm
12-15-07
Lew, pat: in my view (and experience), the issue of cartridg ... Jcarr
12-15-07
Perhaps i was misunderstood.i personally never heard the zan ... Sirspeedy
12-16-07
Sirspeedy - on that note, if someone wants to experiment wit ... Patrickamory
12-16-07: Sirspeedy
Patrick,interesting,and thanks for the info.The Erato label,I believe,is the Euro RCA.Not too great,but I DO have a few which are quite good.
The really early Columbia stuff is not easy to find,I think.If it's not in the stereo era,I usually don't kill my back(most of the LP's are now on the floor sections,where I get my vinyl)looking for mono stuff,though I don't rule mono out.Of course "any" good jazz lp's in mono are very desirable to me.Just the classical mono stuff does not turn me on.
BTW,Hi Fi Plus,about a year ago,actually did a very complete comparison of phono stages,where the Zanden went head to head with the Lyra.BOTH came out as the two best Roy Gregory had stated(for what it's worth).
I Do know R.G. likes the Zanden,ALOT!!!
This is just "hobbyspeak",by me,for anyone interested in hashing around this kind of stuff.Other than my own,built in,re-built/extensively modded phonostage,and the few my friends have,I cannot give accurate input on this particular subject.I Do know tube rolling with top NOS tubes made a huge improvement in the stages I have access to.No new news there,I am sure.
What we all try to get,"whether we think so or not",is the "actual sound of our cartridge"!THE most important component in the system,to my way of thinking!All other componentry should just "get out of the way".To my way of thinking(only opinion)once we get really familiar with a well voiced system,which has been carefully considered,and lived with, you kind of get a REAL sensation that the sound you are hearing is "that" of the actual cartridge!!Assuming we know what neutral componentry is!
Of course,this is taking into account we know these LP's VERY well too,which can mean we bring them to other friend's homes,as well as dealer/show set-ups to gain interesting insight.Vinylistas really have too much fun,for one lifetime!! No?
Sorry for my typical rant.I'm working on "that".Not too successfully -:)
Best.
Sirspeedy (Threads | Answers | This Thread)
12-17-07
Sirspeedy, i have the zanden 1200 phonostage and yes , lik ... Nilthepill
01-05-08
Nil, have you ever compared the zanden phono and linestages ... Exlibris
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