WyldRage
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To start, I'm going to point out that I am a new at this. I'll be building a Millett MiniMax soon, and a gamma y2 DAC afterwards when all the parts arrive. I'm going a bit ahead of myself, but I want a good phono stage or preamp for my turntable afterwards. I'm using a Soundsmith Aida cartridge, for reference.
And I want to build it myself.
Now, I've spent several hours looking at all the options, and narrowed it down to three:
Now, I've looked for impressions of all 3, but I seem to find it only for the Cornet 2 (which is very positive). For the others, there seems to be only biased sources, directly from their websites. I'm hoping that someone has heard all three and can give his/her impressions, but I know it's a long shot. In any case, I would appreciate any feedback on these, or other alternatives.
In case you're wondering, cost is not really a factor: I just want the best one.
And I want to build it myself.
Now, I've spent several hours looking at all the options, and narrowed it down to three:
- Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono Stage
- Transcendent Sound Phono Preamp
- Bottlehead Eros Phono Preamplifier
Now, I've looked for impressions of all 3, but I seem to find it only for the Cornet 2 (which is very positive). For the others, there seems to be only biased sources, directly from their websites. I'm hoping that someone has heard all three and can give his/her impressions, but I know it's a long shot. In any case, I would appreciate any feedback on these, or other alternatives.
In case you're wondering, cost is not really a factor: I just want the best one.