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| Model: | Turntables Choice |
| Category: | Phono Preamp |
| Suggested Retail Price: | $5600.00 |
| Description: | solid state phono pre amp |
| Manufacturer URL: | Einstein |
| Review by Jack D II on October 03, 2014 at 23:41:43 IP Address: 69.137.5.160 | Add Your Review for the Turntables Choice |
For 10+ years I used an EF 1 Conrad-Johnson phono preamp. An excellent unit: clear, crisp, neutral. lively. Then sold it to get a C-J CT 5 pre amp and needed a phono pre-amp and got a Phenomena Nova battery unit. Neutral, neutral neutral......but not as lively as the EF 1. Then on to a PS audio unit which picked up the action but seemed uneven. Then I got a chance to get a first rate(ed)Einstein Turntables Choice at a good price. So glad I got it. Quick, quick, quick, clean, quiet, very tight bass with the leading edge of notes crisp, with beautiful clear tone trailing off naturally. It gives an immediate impression that you are hearing exactly what your turntable, arm and cartridge are producing. It's a two piece unit and the power supply must be placed as far away from everything else as possible. It has 4 loading options: 40, 85, 300, 475 ohms.
| Product Weakness: | Two piece requiring extra interconnects. Power supply must be placed away from equipment. Limited provided loading(factory will supply others). |
| Product Strengths: | Neutral, beautiful tone, fast, clean, quick with superb bass reproduction. The leading edge of notes through the faintest sound clearly reproduced. |
| Amplifier: | Quicksilver 88 monoblocks |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Conrad-Johnson CT 5 |
| Sources (CDP/Turntable): | Nottingham 294----Ayon 07s |
| Speakers: | Reference 3A Grand Veenas |
| Cables/Interconnects: | Signal Cable, Shunyata |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | classical, jazz, pop |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 30 x 30 x 8. |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | bookcases |
| Time Period/Length of Audition: | 2 years |
| Other (Power Conditioner etc.): | RSA Haley |
| Type of Audition/Review: | Product Owner |
| Your System (if other than home audition): | Dynavector XX2 Mk II cartridge |
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