Forgot to mention it’s a phonostage preamp up for sale.
End Game Phono Preamp (tube)
Before you say ALLNIC a few caveats - I will only be using one TT so only need one input (MC). ALLNIC has up to 4 which is a lot of extra engineering I don't need and don't want to pay for. I'm coming from a very much loved Hagerman Trumpet MC with all the finest (to my ears) NOS tubes, external linear power supply, upgraded footers. It sounds terrific but I just have to scratch that itch to see if I can do better. If the only improvement I'll be getting by going up the food chain is less hiss, well, I can live with the existing hiss truthfully. I'd be expecting improved imaging, depth, resolution, cymbal decay beauty. Maybe I have it all now... if anyone has first hand experience with the Trumpet and can with an informed opinion offer a better option I'm all ears (hehe).
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@cey...@atmasphere is Ralph Karsten. He manufacturers some of the best tube equipment out there. Pretty sure he knows what he is talking about... |
everyone else does, too...@mofimadness and he should know what im pointing out its all over. |
@cey There's no consensus. You'd have to do quite a bit of polling to get to that, and no such polling exists. BTW I'm not talking about headamps. I am talking about a phono section that has no problem with a LOMC cartridge running straight in. If we're talking about a headamp I might be inclined to agree with you... @mgrif104 We don't make stand alone phono sections since there are too many problems with connecting that phono section into the rest of the system. If the phono section is built in, you can eliminate those variables. Our balanced preamps were all designed to be phono reproducers as number one. The second goal was to eliminate interconnect cable colorations, which is done by running balanced lines both at the tonearm output (where interconnect coloration control is paramount) and between the preamp and amplifier. We've been making balanced line preamps longer than most; the MP-1 was introduced in 1989. To control the interconnect between the amp and preamp we patented a new method of supporting AES48, the balance line standard. Before we did that there were only two ways to do it. Our method employs direct coupling, so a nice side benefit is no coupling caps at the output of the preamp to add coloration. If I were to recommend a phono section it would be one where the design does not require the user to have to deal with 'cartridge loading' as I mentioned before. I explained why. If a designer includes cartridge loading for a LOMC cartridge, it makes me wonder if they know what they are doing. It might be that they do and are simply not fighting the myth that LOMC cartridges need to be 'loaded'... |
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