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In Reply to: RE: A great MM phono stage posted by jsm71 on June 22, 2017 at 08:22:48
You didn't mention what you paid, but I built the PH16 for $680 not too long ago and it is an exceptional phono stage. I'm using it with one of Bob's CM-1131 step-up transformers and it sounds spectacular with my Denon DL-S1 cartridge mounted in my Technics SL-1200.Best regards,
John Elison
Edits: 06/23/17Follow Ups:
John, I assume at your price you did the building. I'm a combination of incompetent and lazy so I had Don do the building along with all his recommended parts upgrades and nice wooden case. My price was about (see below) out the door. I feel the price was well worth it and I know it sounds better than a couple of other retail alternatives.For those willing and handy, by all means go the kit route.
EDIT: the price I paid was a bit over $1,200, not $2,100. Thanks to M3 Lover for catching my mistake.
Edits: 06/24/17
The basic Sachs Custom PH16 is $995, the wood cased model is $1249. What upgrades did you order to bring it to $2,100?
"The piano ain't got no wrong notes." Thelonious Monk
Oops! I transposed the first two numbers. I'll go back and edit the post with the wrong number. I in fact paid a bit over $1,200. Sorry if I scared anyone away.
You still didn't describe the upgrades you purchased????
I'm curious what the upgrades are because I might want to do that to mine.
Thanks,
John Elison
John, Don wasn't specific with exact part types. He notes Mundorf caps as an upgrade on his web site, but he seems to have altered his stock build.
He mentioned to me "The basic version I am building now uses a cap combo that I think is excellent and renders the Mundorf silver oil caps unnecessary. I use a nice film and foil cap bypassed by a small value of Russian Teflon cap. It sounds great and it is very detailed. Just takes 40-50 hours to fully run in.
I did pay for all film caps (type not disclosed) in the power supply as well as the wood case.
does Don Sachs tweak the PH16 circuit in any way? There's always SOMETHING one can do to change any circuit a bit, in the belief, real or imagined, that it will improve the sound.
Lew, I'm not aware of any design changes offered/needed other than parts upgrades. He can tailor the unit for MC support. Each sale is basically custom. You can certainly ask Don. He was good returning my emails.
Edits: 06/22/17
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