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In Reply to: Advent 300 for phono stage posted by catama on September 15, 2010 at 09:13:57:
Hi, catama:
Congratulations on the Advent 300 receiver.
The Advent 300 was an immediate favorite component when it originally appeared on the scene, and that was a LONG TIME AGO. The tuner is historically famous as well. It had a phase-locked loop for one thing. Nevertheless, the phono circuit was, I believe, designed by TOM HOLMAN, also the creator of the incredible APT/HOLMAN preamp, another classic component.
You should not be at all surprised at the performance from the Advent 300. I would suggest that you kick back and enjoy what it does as a phono stage, because although you can certainly spend gobs more money to better it, the return for investment with an Advent 300 is what often counts.
The other amazing sounding little stand-alone vintage phono preamp is the old mid-1960's Shure Bros M-65, a two-tube unit. I own two of these and believe me, they can sound pretty phenomenal if updated with fresh capacitors, which means a mere handful of parts, basically.
They tend to go for about $150-$200 on eBay these days. If they come with smooth-plate Telefunken 12AX7A tubes in them, that portion alone would represent basically $80 worth of collectible tubes in my opinion.
It's a win-win!
Richard Links
Berkeley, CA
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Follow Ups
- RE: Advent 300 for phono stage - Marantzguy 09/15/1012:55:22 09/15/10 (9)
- Did You Upgrade the Phono EQ for the Highs in the M65 ? - Interstage Tranny 15:28:18 09/15/10 (8)
- RE: Did You Upgrade the Phono EQ for the Highs in the M65 ? - Marantzguy 17:11:19 09/15/10 (5)
- the Shure M65 vs. chrome phono preamps... - Interstage Tranny 17:48:48 09/15/10 (4)
- I'm using a chrome phono stage - HI FI BOB 07:00:00 09/18/10 (2)
- Maybe, I can help you like it even more... - Interstage Tranny 13:45:05 09/18/10 (1)
- RE: Maybe, I can help you like it even more... - HI FI BOB 10:55:03 09/19/10 (0)
- RE: the Shure M65 vs. chrome phono preamps... - Marantzguy 10:24:32 09/16/10 (0)
- RE: Did You Upgrade the Phono EQ for the Highs in the M65 ? - catama 15:35:59 09/15/10 (1)
- It's All About The ENJOYMENT Factor..... - Interstage Tranny 17:05:00 09/15/10 (0)
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