vinyl is a lawless land, where the only thing that determines your ultimate enjoyment is your ability to feed your library. my advice is to keep the hardware simple...don't dig too deep a hole(mm is fine)...and don't expect any concrete sonic revelations other than you'll enjoy it.
Vinyl NOOB questions
Before I start down the path on vinyl gear,I have a few questions of the knowledgeable people that have experience in this area.
1. Is the same value MC cartridge better performance than MM?
2. To get into vinyl would be an upgrade path for me, starting out lower end to begin with. Is the Firestone Audio phono stage any good? My other initial current choice would be Mus.Fidelity-XLP. Please suggest a few others around the $500 range. *I would want something MM and MC capable unless the MC being clearly better then I'll just go that direction.
3. Is an MC stepup transformer better than a regular phono stage of the same value?
Thanks for your input, much appreciated!
1. Is the same value MC cartridge better performance than MM?
2. To get into vinyl would be an upgrade path for me, starting out lower end to begin with. Is the Firestone Audio phono stage any good? My other initial current choice would be Mus.Fidelity-XLP. Please suggest a few others around the $500 range. *I would want something MM and MC capable unless the MC being clearly better then I'll just go that direction.
3. Is an MC stepup transformer better than a regular phono stage of the same value?
Thanks for your input, much appreciated!