EAR 834 vs. ARC PH-3?


Both pieces sell for similar amount in used market, but EAR has adjustable gain. Which one would you choose? What about the older Sonic Frontiers SFP-1 Signature? Planning to use it with medium output cartridge (Shelter?) on VPI Aries/JMW. Rest of the system is all tube (SF Line 3 SE, BAT VK-75SE).
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FrankC,

Contact Leonard in ARC for gain modification for your LS2B.
ARC preamp's gain is usually set at 12dB gain in single ended mode and 18 dB gain in balanced mode. Most of the ARC preamp gains can be changed by 6dB by just adding a pair of resistors(one left and one right channel). This will give you plenty of gain and not having to worry about step up transformer/additional interconnect/additional line noise/loading with transformer/etc.