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In Reply to: advice VPI HW-19 Mk III posted by perceptor on September 16, 2006 at 13:56:54:
If it were me I would look into a Hagerman Bugle ($70 or so, DIY assembly with decent instructions) and a Denon DL-103 from Ebay seller William Thakker for $160 shipped.I have a HW-19 MkIII...You will be able to grow with it for years!
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Al G
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The Bugle is a good choice for a phono amp but I think that I would go with a high output moving coil (HOMC) like the Benz Micro Silver. It is possible to set up the Bugle for the 60db of gain that you would need for a LOMC like the DL-103, but I'm not sure that you wouldn't get into some issues pushing it to the edge but then again I haven't tried it or know anyone who has so it may work.
The Bugle works fine configured to operate at it's maximum gain with a Denon DL-103.
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Al G
thanks for your advice AlSo it looks like the Denon DL-103 would be a solid cartridge to go with. I seem to hear a lot about Benz Micro...is that MC20E2 at $175.00 a good buy? or would it be smarter to go with the Denon at $170. on the issue of the preamp--honestly I don't know much about electronics but that I checked that hagerman bugel model and it looks rather...different. is that music hall phono pack which handles both a mm and mc worth setting up with either of aformentioned cartridges. thanks again for all your help.
...But after having built three Bugles now and using one set for 60dB of gain and the load set for 80 ohms with my Denon Dl-103, I found that it worked pretty darn good. The Hagerman Bugle outperforms *ANYTHING" priced under $500 IME.In my humble opinion there is nothing out there that will beat this combo for the money (roughly $250, chump change in the world of high end analog).
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Al G
in regards to the Bugle. It's $135 assembled: cheap and it's performance is comparable if not surpassing the Black Cube.
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