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RE: How can you know your phono/line stage is "good" enough?

I remember one day many years back at a audio shop where the guys allowed me to swap phono stages on a Clearaudio turntable with one of the lower priced Benz Micro catridges (think it was called "Silver"). Anyway it was a sort of medium output moving coil and I was swapping budget phono stages, one of which was a Graham Slee. Then for fun we swapped in the Graham Slee Era Gold V ... Lordy what a jump in performance! It sounded like we have upgraded everything, it was not subtle.

Good enough is really a nebulous concept, it's really is it good enough "for me"?

You can experiment to get something you really like ... and if you experiment with better stuff, typically more expensive, watch out! ... after experiencing it first hand your "good enough" may change and leave your pockets a lot lighter.





Edits: 05/28/12

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