Helps me with long term system development.
Put Vandersteen on your list for speakers! A FET solid state amp would go nice with the Rogue tube preamp! http://vandersteen.com/products/model-1ci http://www.avahifi.com/products/power-amplifiers/synergy-amplifiers |
Thanks Greg, I did originally mean the Sumiko MC series of cartridges. Looks like the Ortofon blue is still a MM cartridge but I did look at the Turbo MC-3 and my dealer can get those. I am confident in the preamp's phono stage but worry about the RPM 1 being a bottle neck. Any worries there you think? |
The RPM is a good place to start - lots of bang for the buck I suppose. I had one when they first came out (RPM 9 actually but similar)- stylish, easy to set up and sounds good. As far as high output MC or MM cartridges, you'll find that they can be pretty comparable to one another in many ways- I would suggest that getting into a "real" low output MC is a different animal altogether, but as we all know requires so much more gain that any noise, hum, cables, preamp, etc. become a real consideration and next thing you know you're down that rabbit hole looking for a good pairing of MC Preamp and cartridge and (no offense honestly) the RPM1 simply doesn't warrant a high end MC cartridge or MC preamp. In other words, by the time you get a nice MC cartridge and preamp to suit it, it would be hundreds more than what you probably have invested in the turntable. The step up from a Sumiko Pearl or a BP#2 HOMC on that table probably isn't really justified. Looking at your system and mix of musical tastes and a combination of analog and digital sources I would focus my budget on speakers first, then move upstream with the amp/ preamp next (if even necessary) and then think about your analog setup. Make sense? Hope so Greg |
