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Need recommendations on phono amp upgrade

I am looking to upgrade my phono amp, spending around $3k-6k. I currently have a Jolida Envoy preamp (JD9 type phono section), with Underwood full mods. It matched/bettered my Whest PS.30RDT Special Edition and a regular PS.30RDT. Interesting there are not reviews of JD9 fully mod compared to more expensive phono's (probably people with different funding capabilities (JD9 $1-2k vs $4-6k)).

My current thoughts:
Canary CA-430 ~$2500 (hard to find reviews of)
Aesthetix IO Signature Dual PSU ~$5-6k (lots of tubes)
Coincident Statement new $6k
Viva Fono ~$6k from Europe (60 dB gain may not be enough in my system)

My current system is:
Quintessence Summit speakers
SR Apex speaker cables (double run - made huge difference)
Canary M500 amps w/ Sophia 300B tubes
SR Apex interconnects
Laufer Teknik Memory Player
Jolida Envoy w/ Underwood mods
SR Tricon phono cable
Nakamichi Dragon CT turntable
ZYX UNIverse II

Thanks for your thoughts.
vernonwtx
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snackeyp
455 posts
 
Have you considered the Parasound JC-3+?
I have the JC-3 and love it. The plus version is apparently better and it's only around $3K. Rave reviews all around on the JC-3.
mosin
410 posts
 
The Emia is 6K, and worth a listen.
bpoletti
1,525 posts
 
No question. Herron VTPH-2. Should be an excellent match. No need to upgrade after the VTPH-2.
icorem
149 posts
 
I've recently went from BMC MCCI which is a great phono by itself to a NVO SPA 2 SE and it is one hell of a phono stage.
Generates quiet a bit of heat but just out of the box it's a world class unit and it keeps getting better by the day.
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