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Back to vinyl need phono stage help!

Recently back in the vinyl game since the eighties! Sota sapphire VI>Origin Live silver>Hana EH. My backend is a Primaluna Evo 400>Pass Labs XA30.8>Ascend Acoustics towers. Musical tastes from Porcupine Tree to Loreena McKennitt!! Looking for phono stage help! Would take musical and dynamics over analytical any day of the week!! Sutherland KC vibe is what's been recommended to me. Price range would be around 1k to 1500. Of course there's always wiggle room lol!
Thanks✌️
jimfinn2112
vinylshadow
518 posts
 
Vertere Acoustic's Phono-1. Around $1000 or so. Dip switches on the underneath of the unit. Hits way above its weight. Not a presence in the U.S. or North America but it should be.

Worth a look.
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oldschool1948
504 posts
 
PS Audio Stellar is an excellent choice in the $2,500 range new, used for maybe $500-$600 less.  
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jjss49
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op

lehmann black cube se-2 or better yet, their decade

very musical, excellent slam, dead silent, pretty much straight wire w gain

you have the primaluna behind this, so no need for more tubey euphony

spend the extra $ saved on phono stage on records!
jimfinn2112 OP
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Thanks for all the great suggestions! Is the PH10 discontinued? Where did you purchase it from? Looks interesting to me. Does it have enough loading options for MC cart? This is new to me so I have to ask lol?
mickeyb
585 posts
 
I believe there’s an ear834p for sale on audiogon right now. I thinks it’s 1050. Go jump on it. 
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