Line Magnetic owners...how quiet are they?

Mrc- What phono stage are you using with the 20X2L. I am getting good results with a Heed Quasar, but am always looking for options (-:

Fjn04, I was going to buy the latest Jasmine, but I ended up getting the Musical Surroundings Phenom. II instead after calling Michael Yee's company and talking with one of his designers. I couldn't be happier. At first I was a little skeptical that the MS unit, would not be up to snuff, even with the great reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised, because I was willing to spend up to $1,500 - $2,000 for a new or used phono amp like the Parasound Halo, the Liberty or Whest.

I'm glad I didn't. The sound coming out of the MS is very neutral, clean and well balanced and allows the Dynavector to sing. Could I see myself getting something nicer in the future? Yes. But I believe I would have to spend $2,000 or more and if I did, I would upgrade the LM to the gold series, or purchase Shindo separates and probably upgrade my Nines to the Silverbacks or the O96/93's. So right now, I'm very happy with the setup that I have. I hope this helps.

Fjn04, I forgot to ask you in my response to you, but how do you like the Quasar? And what did the Heed unit replace?

With some rube rolling (rectifier and pre) you can get rid of most hum. I can only hear it within two feet of the amp. With a $99 Emotiva cmx2 you can eliminate hum altogether

Mrc- Sorry for the delayed response, lost track of this....
The Heed is a very nice unit. I'm partial to tubes, yet I have no regret with the Quasar. If there is a better unit for my tastes in the $1000 range, I would be pleasantly surprised. I think it will stay until I can afford a nice tubed preamp, which will be 3X the cost of the Heed.