Anyone actually hear the New Valve Order SPA-II that Jeff Day just gave a glowing review in PP? I'm sure no one in the States has heard it yet but maybe someone is lurking from overseas that has one. Seems there is over a months backorder of this 22 tubed unit!
Best phono for a Merrill MS2/Triplaner/Ort. AC90 ?
Thanx in advance for any opinions/feedback.
I have a Merrill MS2 table with a TriPlaner 5 arm and an Ortofon AC90 cart. that I have been using back and for between my Lehmann Decade and Fosgate Sig. phonostages,
all through an MBL reference hardware and speaker setup with a Wireworld Plat. Eclipse rca cable to pre.
Both phono's are VERY admirable in their own right with the typical compromises between tube and SS.
I'd like to sell them both and take it to the next level.
Does anyone have any real experience with a table setup similar to this, or how to kick things up to the next level considering the MBL stuff is not always the friendliest gear to team up with other gear?
A friend of mine had allowed me to demo a JENS phono with a system extremely similar to mine and it was truly phenominal- really, but it is a rarely produced product and I am weary of long term issues with it.
Any feedback with phono's in the 8-15k retail range might offer a significant improvement? I'm not weary of a higher end tube phono assuming it can keep the bass somewhat under control.
Thanx,
Jackaroe