Coming late to this party but here goes:
I have owned a Doge 8 Clarity for a little over a year. I don't use the MC section but instead use a Ypsilon SUT with the MM section. It is incredibly quiet.
I feel that this amp is very hard to beat for under $5-8,000 range Preamp. The linestage is amazing. Great tube depth,not syrupy or romantic.I have rolled the line tubes from GEs,Amperex,NOS Mullards,and the stock Phillips.
The GEs are the most exciting and easy to get cheap.
I would recommend this to most of my friends. The others are in the stratosphere.
I have owned a Doge 8 Clarity for a little over a year. I don't use the MC section but instead use a Ypsilon SUT with the MM section. It is incredibly quiet.
I feel that this amp is very hard to beat for under $5-8,000 range Preamp. The linestage is amazing. Great tube depth,not syrupy or romantic.I have rolled the line tubes from GEs,Amperex,NOS Mullards,and the stock Phillips.
The GEs are the most exciting and easy to get cheap.
I would recommend this to most of my friends. The others are in the stratosphere.