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In Reply to: RE: good phono stage? posted by greygrl on January 20, 2015 at 07:19:10
If you already own a good integrated amplifier but just need a phono stage, you might consider an external phono stage that can be connected to an auxiliary input. I recently bought a Chinese Yaqin tube phono stage for moving magnet cartridges that sounds exceptionally nice for its relatively low price of just under $200.
I own a very high-end system, but I needed another phono stage for a second turntable. I took a chance on the Yaqin because I didn't want to spend a lot of money. I can say that I am not disappointed in the least. The Yaqin is definitely the best sounding phono stage I've ever heard for $200.
Best regards,
John Elison
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An integrated with a GOOD phono stage. [Scratch that: I just want the pre-amplifier with a good phono stage. Even that is hard to find unless one goes vintage.]I think that the outboard is the only reasonable way to go nowadays.
However, for those requiring a COMPACT implementation, I REALLY am thinking about what it would take to build one myself that can handle MC as well as MM.
Edits: 01/20/15
Well, I've never used a moving magnet cartridge with my Yaqin phono stage mainly because I haven't owned MM cartridges for 35-years or so. I use a Bob's Devices CM-1131 step-up transformer with my Yaqin and that combination sounds exceptionally nice.
If you want a preamp with a good built-in phono stage, I would recommend checking out the E.A.R. 864 . A friend of mine owns one and it sound absolutely awesome with his Denon DL-S1 phono cartridge, which is the same phono cartridge I have mounted in my Technics SL-1200 below.
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