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In Reply to: WOW - Sensory Overload... posted by nwobhm79 on December 18, 2005 at 20:46:44:
The Eroica is a good cartridge. Some say it sounds "dark" although I do not hear that. It is on the warm side of neutral, though. It should suffice and with the Gyger stylus should give a long service life. As for a phono stage, DO NOT cut corners. Buy the very best you can, or can't, afford. Really good ones that will work with your high output MC cart start around $500 with the Jolida, Lehmann, etc. My personal preference is the Rogue Stealth, which retails for $799 and can be had used for $550-600. It's a great match with my Eroica/MMF-7. Plus it has very flexible gain/loading options and will accept just about any cartridge you want to throw at it from very low output MCs to MMs.
But the phono stage is as much about personal taste as anything else, so trust your own two ears.
Henry
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Thanks for the information - although I've never thought of spending as much (or more!) as I have in my amp on the phono stage! - I may get back in touch with you once I get the table set up and get some additional information. I've not heard of the Rogue or Jolida but have heard of the Lehmann ("Cube" or something like that???).Any ideas as to where I might pick these up used but well cared for? I've been buying and selling on e-bay for years but it seems it's a crap-shoot as far as equipment goes.
I would recommend checking Audiogon regularly. Stealths and Black Cubes show up there from time to time. The Jolida JD-9A is worth considering at $450 new. Of course, I'd rather have my Stealth, but I'm prejudiced.
Henry
Henry gives good advice. I followed it and upgraded to the mmf-7. I'm glad I did.I have a different prejudice on the phono stage. My preferences lean more to tubed (hybrid) sound and so I'm enjoying the JoLida JD 9. It's a perfect match for the Eroica H high output mc cartridge because it has a wide latitude of settings. But that's if you prefer the hybrid sound. Some do, some don't. Like the Stealth, the JD 9 is very adaptable to whatever cartridge (mm/homc/lomc) you may end up with.
I'd love to have a Stealth to compare, though. I'm sure it sounds great!
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