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Any phono sections with adjustments on fly/front?

Saw a picture of one of the new Rogue phonos in Stereophile (not sure if $800SS or $1800 tube) but you could plainly see that all adjustments were on front panel.I may have multiple tables hooked in or multiple arms arrangements so would want easy font panl access to different loads etc.Please don't mention Manly Steelhead.Cripes her stuff is nice but that is Waaaaaay to much money for me at least.That Rogue looked trick but it's not up on site yet.If it has value for dollar soem of the other Rogue products have it may be a winner!!But wondering if folks know of others,
Cheers!
chazzbo
jvogt
212 posts
 
The ARC SP-14 has limited phono adjustments on the
front panel. It has an excellent phono stage, and
may be worth the $900-1100 it commands in the used
market just for the phono stage alone.
jafox
1,466 posts
 
I had the ARC SP-10 for years and yes, it has the resistance loading selector knob...5 positions if I recall. Currently I use the BAT VK-P10 phono stage. This has a series of slider switches and rocker switches for direct vs step-up transformer, high/low gain, resistances and capacitances. Pop off the cover and you can spend all day flipping these switches to find the best combination.

This is a phenomenol phono stage for very very low output cartridges. I use a Koetsu Rosewood Signature which is in the .3mv range and still I am only using the middle range gain settings.
phild
603 posts
 
The Counterpoint SA-5000 also has its loading switches on the front...100, 300, 47,000 ohm plus a fourth that allows the user to plug in their own resistors.
rec
328 posts
 
The Cadance Phono from Jeff Rowland Design Group also has front panel adjustments for gain and cartridge loading. It is one of the best phonos I have heard in my system.
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justlisten
489 posts
 
2nd on the Counterpoint SA9, it has the honor of being the Survivor in my system...eveything else has changed over the years with upgrades except the Sa9. It runs my Cardas heart at .25mv. Comes with a separate 55 lb power supply!
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