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Looking for a phono stage with pleasing coloration
I would like to make change to Phono stage to address these issues, so looking for recommendations on a phono stage that has a bit more of a vintage coloration, body, warmth, slightly looser bass and low noise floor and retains good top end extension. I currently have the PS Audio Stellar phono on order for a home trial but every review I have read has praised it for its neutrality but what I really want is added coloration that I find pleasing. I guess I can try tube rolling the Adagio but I don’t want to go down the rabbit hole of trying to find low microphonic NOS tubes. Finally I want to stay under $3K and I’m open to vintage phono preamps (but I don’t want to sacrifice dynamics and sound stage).
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@millercarbon Here is a listing here for a used EAR! They don’t sell for a few hundred bucks like you stated! EAR 834P | Tube | Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510 | Audiogon |
@millercarbon Stop the presses. The self acclaimed guru of high end audio has spoken. The EAR 834P has not changed from 1995 to the present. Here is a list of the new listings and sold listings from HI-FI shark. A few hundred bucks? https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=ear834p https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=ear+834p |