Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2

Dear @drbond  : Agree, you need something better than Manley and An Ypsilon electronics.

If you really are looking for the better quality performance levels and I mean better not diffeent the you must to go for and all FM Acoustics full electronic system. This is phono stage, line stage and way superior amp that your over 90K monobloks.

This is the phono stage and please at the end of the link download critical information by pdf format ( you need to read it. ):

https://www.fmacoustics.com/products/phono-linearizers/fm-223/

Nexte link for the amplifier and the measured of your monobloks where its higher than we want output impedance makes me ask: where are those 90+K ?, look for its frequency response.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.

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https://www.stereophile.com/content/ypsilon-electronics-hyperion-monoblock-power-amplifier-measurements

And yes, you can put on sale your today electronics in case that you decide to own " the best of the best " quality true performance levels. Nothing less.

R.

In response to your question about SUTs vs different LOMC cartridges, as long as the cartridge has a low internal resistance, which nearly any good LOMC will have, i.e., less than ~20 ohms, the choice of a SUT is more linked to how much added gain you will need over and above that which is supplied by the MM phono stage to which you attach the SUT.  In this case, be aware that the Ypsilon phono stage provides only 39db of internal gain.  Most MM stages provide more like 40-50db of gain.  That can make a difference (in choosing a SUT) if your goal is to generate more than 60db of total phono gain for a typical LOMC cartridge.  Of course, linestage gain also counts in that equation.  On Raul's recommendation of the FM Acoustics, I have no comment.

Dohmann Helix One-

You've arrived, when you can say the Manley Steelhead is "just getting by."

Well done.

@onhwy61 

Yes, the Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 has space for two tonearms, which I am running two Schroder CB 11 tonearms, with the aforementioned cartridges. 

@rauliruegas 

Thanks for the FM acoustic recommendation, but are there any other brands that you can also recommend, which may be your #2 and #3 choices? 

@tablejockey 
Thanks.  I realize that I probably only have 10-15 years left of good hearing, so I may as well spend my money on something I can enjoy for a while. . . 

@lewm 

Thanks for clarifying some details about the SUT.  What are some current driven phono stages that you would recommend?

Thanks.