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I've been curious, recently, about upgrading my cartridge and read a comparison review of two higher-end Dynavector cartridges. The reviewer mentioned that your phono stage (and of course other components) must be of sufficient quality to take advantage of the differences between the cartridges.
This comment gave rise to my question: How - other than auditioning different preamps/cartridges - can you determine in advance if the phono/line stage you presently use will be "good enough" for a higher-end cartridge? Are there specifications, circuit design criteria, etc. that you can refer to that would give an indication that your preamp is of sufficient "quality"?
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Topic - How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - mcguirek 07:34:33 05/28/12 (28)
- When i bought the Bryston Bp 1.5 phono stage i was listening to it and... - Elizabeth 23:53:58 05/30/12 (0)
- Suggest you find the 'sweet spot' - jedrider 10:48:39 05/30/12 (0)
- It's easy to misconstrue the reviewer's comments - Mysterious Mose 09:51:26 05/30/12 (2)
- I agree BUT - mcguirek 16:56:18 05/30/12 (1)
- Relative to good, better, and best... - soulfood 20:41:04 05/30/12 (0)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - Mechans 05:47:24 05/30/12 (0)
- keep upgrading until you discover something worth more than just audio.(nt) - bouncy ball 08:50:20 05/29/12 (0)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - SgreenP@MSN.com 06:40:03 05/29/12 (0)
- The whole system has to be good enough to reveal differences - Elizabeth 22:11:06 05/28/12 (5)
- RE: The whole system has to be good enough to reveal differences - Dawnrazor 21:43:13 05/29/12 (1)
- RE: The whole system has to be good enough to reveal differences - Ozzy 03:08:31 05/30/12 (0)
- RE: The whole system has to be good enough to reveal differences - Ozzy 02:13:42 05/29/12 (2)
- And what is yours? i am certain you can tell us all... - Elizabeth 05:17:12 05/29/12 (1)
- RE: And what is yours? i am certain you can tell us all... - Pat D 06:40:24 05/30/12 (0)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - ahendler 20:51:22 05/28/12 (2)
- I Guess the Answer is: Try Them All and Listen - mcguirek 06:28:08 05/29/12 (1)
- RE: I Guess the Answer is: Try Them All and Listen - ahendler 08:03:39 05/29/12 (0)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - soulfood 20:46:56 05/28/12 (0)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - bjh 17:23:14 05/28/12 (0)
- I think you asked an excellent question - Curious 17:00:34 05/28/12 (0)
- Listening to a bunch on the same table... - kuma 15:43:29 05/28/12 (0)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - AbeCollins 12:46:40 05/28/12 (3)
- all those stages ... - TBone 14:14:11 05/28/12 (0)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - dirtyvinyl 13:58:45 05/28/12 (1)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - AbeCollins 18:22:30 05/28/12 (0)
- Typical print media BS. - Justlisten2 08:41:29 05/28/12 (0)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - rick_m 08:03:45 05/28/12 (0)
- RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough? - dirtyvinyl 07:58:53 05/28/12 (0)