I agree. I've heard the internal phono stage of the Hovland as well. It is fantastic and you will have to spend several $$$$ to top it.
Running an External Phono with a Hovland HP-100
Since the Hovland HP-100 already has a MC Phono built-in, is it possible to add an external phono, maybe one of the better Audio Research models?
I'd like to do a valid compare, say the internal Hovland v.s. the new Audio Research Reference Phono; is this possible?
I'd like to do a valid compare, say the internal Hovland v.s. the new Audio Research Reference Phono; is this possible?