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RE: I Second This Recommendation..........

The Bob's Devices blue label CineMags (1131, Sky) will certainly warm up and add meat to the bones of any low output MC cartridge OP pairs with it (given appropriate loading and SUT ratio consideration). These SUTs have a very vibrant, pleasing sound. I think OP would love it, given his request for more warmth. The problem is fitting both that AND a new MC cartridge in the listed budget. If his Glider wasn't worn, he should just try the SUT and (quite possibly) be happy.

I got a used Bob's Devices Sky 20 for $650, but even that doesn't leave much room for a new MC (though an new Glider SL for $800 could work?). The CineMag 1254 sounds very close to the Sky, at $360 for a pair which could be thrown in an affordable box w/ RCA connectors. But none of this will help the issue he has with preamp volume control being pegged near 0. His preamp simply has a very difficult gain structure to work with in modern systems. It's maybe good if you have extremely high power, low gain amps paired to very low efficiency, high power handling speakers (an extremely unlikely combination) - that's the only way 31dB of line stage gain makes sense.



Edits: 01/11/22 01/11/22 01/11/22

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