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Stand out phono stages

This topic has been started before by others and myself as well, maybe too many times, but it is worth revisiting since the source is so very important!
So far I have had the pleasure to enjoy two worthy phono stages: the EAR 834p and the JLTI.
I have to admit they are spectacular. Obviously the record and all the equipment downstream play a role in the sound heard. In some cases I prefer the JLTI and in other cases the EAR. But neither out do the other dramatically.
What phono preamps outshine others by a big margin, those that can be considered the last phono preamp ever needed.

Pedrillo (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-17-07

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09-16-10 Steve, the c-17 is the other headamp i want to try. i'd love ... T_bone

09-18-10 C27- sounds like a winner but a bit pricey. someday would lo ... Nolitan

09-21-10 The wavestream- way ahead of all the others Samuelg

10-07-10 Love this one! still breaking in at only 10 hours Jaynemo1962

10-30-10 Very happy with my new fosgate phono stage. its got maybe 30 ... Mrmitch

11-01-10 Fcrowder made the very good point that only a very few of us ... Lewm

11-01-10 lately i've been using the arc ref phono 2 with the mp-1. i ... Jtimothya

11-02-10 Lewm, another machine that does what you are looking for is ... Karelfd

11-02-10 Thanks, guys. i am sure that both the arc and the amr are wo ... Lewm

11-03-10 i have heard the amr in a great shop and the arc ref2 at h ... Downunder

11-03-10 The amr was designed and in part executed by thorsten loesch ... Lewm

11-03-10 gents, take my thoughts on the amr with a grain of salt, ... Downunder

11-04-10 Has anyone here heard the airtight ate-2005 phono stage ?? Nolitan

11-04-10 I have heard the amr a number of times and it would seem to ... Karelfd

11-06-10 Lewm, the klyne was excellent back then but now has easily s ... Geoch

11-10-10 Vintage ps audio psiii i have one and it's pretty fantastic ... Tommycosmo

11-14-10 I must say i am really digging my audio note kits phono pre ... Paulfolbrecht

12-26-10 Precision fidelity c7/a revised: passive line stage with ph ... Somut

12-28-10 the threshold fet 10 pc gets my vote. this is one outstandi ... Zenkai1950

01-01-11 Over one week end with a good fiend we compared the zanden, ... Soundlistening

01-01-11 Hi soundlistening, was wondering if you could elaborate on ... 11flat6

01-09-11 My new whest audio mc ref v mk4. by far the very best stage ... Dcarol

01-09-11 I heard the following system yesterday: herron vtph-2, herro ... Bpoletti

01-12-11 I have 45 hours on my new arc ph-8. this is a must audition ... Oregonpapa

02-05-11 Tron reference. Ebm

02-05-11: Pcosta
Ebm

Did you just get one. I am thinking of adding the Tron Seven Ultimate as second phono to go with my Syren.
Pcosta (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-06-11 Friend lent it to me its the best i have heard!! Ebm

02-06-11 Threshold fet-10pc and maybe the precision fidelity c/7a rev ... Somut

02-09-11 11flat6, the kondo had standard tubes. depending on when th ... Soundlistening

02-09-11 Soundlistening, i can support your findings, even without su ... Thuchan

02-09-11 I just had the opportunity to audition the ypsilon step up t ... Fcrowder

02-09-11 I really like the sound and convenience of my ps audio gcph. ... Manitunc

02-10-11 Hi soundlistening, thk you for yr detailed reply. i current ... 11flat6

02-10-11 1 1flat6, i have only briefly heard the lyra phonostage and ... Larryi

02-10-11 Tron seven ultimate Latinsamba1

02-11-11 11flat - you can solve your output limitation by using a pur ... Thuchan

02-11-11 Larryi: yr description of the lyra phonostage is spot on. t ... 11flat6

02-12-11 11flat6- you see it on my page. best ingredients, short sign ... Thuchan

02-13-11 I have a question for the high $$$ phono amp specialists . ... Andromedaaudio

02-13-11 Andromedaaudio, you`re right. with the normal model you only ... Thuchan

02-13-11 And a 1100 series , which is the mono version but thats not ... Andromedaaudio

02-13-11 I took home an asr mini basis exclusive to compare to my ps ... Goatwuss

02-14-11 A lot of tube units are basically tube mm stages with a sut ... Larryi

02-14-11 I actually want to skip the sut s . im becoming quite fond o ... Andromedaaudio

02-16-11 Another vote for the tron seven. top class sounding tube ph ... Topoxforddoc

02-18-11 Another vote for the whest audio ps.30rdt special edition an ... Grubscrew

02-19-11 The lamm will become an extraordinary mm & mc phono stage if ... Thuchan

02-19-11 Thuchan is right. lamm is quite hard to beat after doing som ... Heradot

02-19-11 I agree with the earlier callouts on the herron phono stages ... Podeschi

02-20-11 Thuchan, heradot , thanks for the input , there is actuall ... Andromedaaudio

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