Hello,
I am looking to reduce the noise floor in the analog section of my system. I am using a Lyra Delos, Michell Tecnodek, Whest PS .30R, Audio Research tube amp & preamp, and Rockport Mira Monitors.
Full system can be seen here:
https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/5421Through the help of various members, I have determined that the noise I am complaining about, which is subtle, but present, is coming from my Whest phono preamp. Because of the design of my ARC preamp, and the fact that I own the cables, I want to maintain a phono preamp with balanced outputs, which is less common, and hence not a ton of choice, especially at the price point I want to be at.
My Whest retails for $3500 and is probably worth about $2500, and that is where I want to keep the top of my budget. if I score a great deal on the Whest, and a great deal on a replacement, I can use the surplus to upgrade the cables perhaps, or another tweak, such as fuses, or perhaps some new vinyl!
I am wondering if the Lyra Delos - Parasound Halo JC 3 combo will be better than the Whest in 2 departments: lower noise, and similar or better overall sound quality. I am not looking to shoot myself in the foot and get lower quality sound at the cost of a lower noise floor!
Thoughts?
PS> If anyone is bored, or super motivated, here is the thread in which we flush out the issue of the noise...
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/will-changing-my-100-watt-tube-amp-to-a-200-watt-ss-amp-solve...
