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I will be upgrading my phono preamp. I have a Nottingham S.acedeck/s.acearm/heavyplatter and S.elter 501 w/ a bent s.ylus. I will either be purchas.ng a Benz Reference 3 or upgrading my tonearm to a S.croder 2 and get a Denon 103R. I will therefore need s.mthing w/ high gain. Choices as I s.e it are:
1. Aes.hetix Rhea
2. Art Audio Reference
3. Joule OPS 3 (w/ lindahl trans.ormer)
4. S.utherland
5. Lehman S.lver Cube
6. Hagerman Trumpet (MC)What is everyones view?
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Topic - Best Phono Preamp under $4000 - mitch s. 17:48:45 07/25/05 (48)
- linestage?: Best Phono Preamp under $4000 - munna 16:36:59 07/27/05 (0)
- Re: Best Phono Preamp under $4000 - Okie 20:44:12 07/26/05 (0)
- Re: Best Phono Preamp under $4000 - dulius 13:44:32 07/26/05 (0)
- To add to your choice list... - jsm 11:33:47 07/26/05 (0)
- OPS 3? - BadgerDMS 11:33:17 07/26/05 (1)
- Re: OPS 3? - mitch s. 15:27:22 07/26/05 (0)
- Herron VTPH-1MC, $3250 (nt) - lanny 11:18:42 07/26/05 (1)
- To hear this one at it's best.... - vinyl1 19:18:28 07/26/05 (0)
- Re: Best Phono Preamp under $4000 - biovizier 04:07:13 07/26/05 (0)
- Re: Best Phono Preamp under $4000 - JTimothyA 20:32:50 07/25/05 (2)
- Would that be the 16LS2? :) (nt) - Joe Appierto 20:42:47 07/25/05 (1)
- Re: Would that be the 16LS2? :) (nt) - JTimothyA 21:16:33 07/25/05 (0)
- Re: Best Phono Preamp under $4000 - winstoncheng888@hotmail.com 19:56:13 07/25/05 (0)
- You've got a great list, but I would add BAT VK-P10 SE - Dan_ed 18:49:18 07/25/05 (2)
- Re: You've got a great list, but I would add BAT VK-P10 SE - audiophilewannabe 05:14:16 07/26/05 (1)
- 3rd the VKP10SE, I've heard it next to the rhea, in my system - JCF 16:39:50 07/29/05 (0)
- I can't answer that question, but I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion - olddude55 18:34:33 07/25/05 (13)
- Re: I can't answer that question, but I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion - Fred J 21:04:56 07/25/05 (2)
- Re: I can't answer that question, but I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion - MintVinyl 00:01:25 07/26/05 (1)
- Re: I can't answer that question, but I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion - Fred J 10:02:12 07/26/05 (0)
- I think the vinyl itself is the most important piece - jbangelfish 20:18:10 07/25/05 (0)
- Regardless of phonosage of choice I agree with you ... - garth 19:16:54 07/25/05 (0)
- Re: I can't answer that question, but I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion - SteveBrown 18:37:20 07/25/05 (7)
- Bottlehead Seduction. - olddude55 18:52:05 07/25/05 (6)
- Re: Bottlehead Seduction/ TX103 - rodneyAB 00:34:19 07/26/05 (1)
- I'm using a DV10x5 right now, but I'm thinking about the AT-OC9 come replacement time. nt - olddude55 02:24:43 07/26/05 (0)
- Re: Bottlehead Seduction. - rob mac 20:42:47 07/25/05 (0)
- Re: Bottlehead Seduction is swell - jonb 19:51:56 07/25/05 (0)
- Re: Bottlehead Seduction. - SteveBrown 19:14:00 07/25/05 (1)
- Re: Bottlehead Seduction. - Pierre Leblanc 21:56:29 07/25/05 (0)
- I have a Schroeder 2 and DL-103, R and S and use - garth 18:33:58 07/25/05 (16)
- There is another, albeit minority, school of thought.... - Brian C. 01:09:47 07/26/05 (8)
- Yes, i used to think that "breathing" was ... - garth 07:13:29 07/26/05 (3)
- Artefacts? - Brian C. 11:18:34 07/26/05 (2)
- Re: Artefacts? - garth 11:44:20 07/26/05 (1)
- Re: Artefacts? - Brian C. 03:32:11 07/27/05 (0)
- Re: There is another, albeit minority, school of thought.... - Panelhead 03:14:13 07/26/05 (1)
- Re: There is another, albeit minority, school of thought.... - Brian C. 07:16:51 07/26/05 (0)
- Singin in harmony ...... but perhaps a little off key. - Elmo 02:56:49 07/26/05 (1)
- Re: Singin in harmony ...... but perhaps a little off key. - Brian C. 07:20:32 07/26/05 (0)
- I don't doubt what you're saying, but I don't have first hand experience - Dan_ed 18:54:12 07/25/05 (6)
- The theory is this (not mine) ... - garth 19:13:13 07/25/05 (5)
- Re: The theory is this (not mine) ... - JTimothyA 22:02:10 07/25/05 (0)
- This is good! So why does a low output MC - Dan_ed 20:13:06 07/25/05 (2)
- The "better" sound from a MC is more mechanical than electrical - garth 07:09:54 07/26/05 (0)
- Re: This is good! So why does a low output MC - jbangelfish 21:49:09 07/25/05 (0)
- it certainly worked for me - jbangelfish 20:00:59 07/25/05 (0)
- Heed Audio Quasar - JohnL 18:25:30 07/25/05 (0)