Dynavector 20 Xl , Benz Micro Ace SL or Denon

The Arcam C31 preamp comes with a built in MC/MM phono stage.

I'm using a Dynavector 20X HO with an Ortofon AS309 arm on a TW Acustic Raven One, and couldnt be happier. Tracks great, no noise, very musical.--Mrmitch

Well...I did it. I decided to upgrade my TT first. I am buying a new Michell Gyro SE. I will be using my upgraded Rega RB 300 arm with a Denon DL 160 cart (for now). I have a friend who is using one on his Michell and absolutely loves it. For the price, I thought I would give it a shot and put the extra cart money toward the Michell. I will probably end up with the Dyna 20 XL eventually though. It's gonna take a while though for the Michell burn to heal. Thanks to all of you so very much who have contributed to this post. Any thoughts on the Gyro will be appreciated as well. OBTW........GO CATS!!!

I had a Dyna 20xl and Benz Glider SL back to back on my TNT with JMW 10.5 arm, no comparison, Benz has much more fleshed out sound. Just a lot more meat on the bones. Dyna not bad, but I like the Glider much more, its just more interesting to hear the details and not at expense of musicality. Benz hit home run with new S models.

I recently tried a Benz L2 on my Clearaudio table, there was much more surface noise than my 20XL, it didn't track as well. I found the mid bass inproved but there was less air than the 20XL. In the end the surface noise was enough to detract from my experience, the 20XL is excellent in this regard, very hard to beat...