jumping jupiters
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the vinyl rig is going through major reconstruction at the moment...last on the list is a dedicated phono stage. However I am quickly realizing that phono stages are nearly as expensive as pre amps with phono cards. For instance an Audible Illusions 3a is $1200 - $1400 used and others such as CJ and ARC all have models between $700 and $1400 that are attractive on the used market. Then there are the usual suspects of dedicated phono stages...EAR, Gramm, Lehman and whonot. The question is how the preamplifier phono cards stack up against dedicated phono stages of similar value.
My dilemma is what direction to take my system in...who doesn't want seperate pre and amp? For the money needed to get a dedicated phono amp of decent quality I am a long way into a really nice used preamp...any thoughts?
My dilemma is what direction to take my system in...who doesn't want seperate pre and amp? For the money needed to get a dedicated phono amp of decent quality I am a long way into a really nice used preamp...any thoughts?