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| Which low output MC cartridge Kingmacaw,You asked, "would either a Musical Surroundings Phenomenon 2 or a Jolida jd9a be respectable low cost phono preamps for use with a Benz glider low output cartridge?"I use a Musical Surroudnings Phenomena II phono stage with a Benz Ace S ... | |
| best speaker wire for buck Mnnc makes a good recommendation. I used Signal Cable for years - kept switching them out for famous name brand cables and finding no improvement despite other cables costing more. Kept them until I upgraded to cables costing many times the price.... | |
| best speaker wire for buck Try the Transparent musiclink - $200 for 10 feet and excellent. | |
| Moving on from Nordost Blue Heaven to...? Transparent Audio gets my vote as well. I have a Nordost Blue Heaven which I will soon replace with a Transparent Audio cable.The Transparent cables use a network which does several things. One of the things it does is provide a low-pass filter to... | |
| What is the most analog sounding CD player under $ Perhaps a Rega Apollo?I have a Rega Saturn which is absolutely wonderful - detailed, neutral, and smooth. You might be able to find one for around $1k used. New price is about $2,500.The Apollo costs $1k brand new. By reputation it is a little war... | |
| Are you in the over 30 K club?? Not even close. I probably broke 10k spent over the last 10 years this week. Still, I think my system out-performs most of what I hear in showrooms for under 50k. | |
| COMPACT PHONO PREAMP? Try the Musical Surroundings Phenomena. It costs $600 and has huge adjustability to suit nearly any cartridge. I have one paired to a Benz Micro ACE low output and it is magnificent. It also easily meets your size requirements and is solid-state, ... | |
| Which inexpensive ic's cables worth checking out? There are many good ones in the price range, in my opinion. My 2 cents is that I plan to switch my entire system to the new MM2 version of Transparent Audio's Musiclink cables. The basic model is $85 per meter and the step up is $175, brand new.To... | |
| Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage and Solid State I use a Sonus Faber Musica to drive my Concerto (MK 1 model) speakers. The Musica is a lovely, powerful 50wpc solid state amp which Sonus Faber uses to design and test their speakers. Synergy with the concertos is excellent, and I have heard they ... |