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). 

fastricky

no, i dont have to do polling because its already been done.

@cey Link or it didn't happen. 

as with all real-world norms, there are real world exceptions. 
 

Oh! So a phono section with enough gain can sound better than one with an SUT. This is what I meant by a 'limited sample size' in a prior post.

But for the record the polling does not exist...

 

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mind your manners, @atmasphere

for the record, you can go read every post with every experience on every thread  on every forum regarding SUTs, headamps, etc. 

or hire a researcher. 

or dont. 
 

@cey You have persisted with a false narrative. In that context I have maintained decorum. I find that when bluster becomes the response, its because the poster has nothing. 

There is no polling. I've been active on this site since its inception; what you say about 'every post with every experience is false".  There is simply no truth to your position, as you ceded:

as with all real-world norms, there are real world exceptions. 

Were your position true, then the statement above would be false. If you wish to make extraordinary claims, you'll need extraordinary evidence.

 

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