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Im a relative newbie to turntable setups etc,I recently bought a rega rp1 with performance pack and am now looking to buy a pre amp I've been looking at the jolida jd 9,does anyone have a opinion on this amp or can offer any other suggestions in this price range,any input will be greatly appreciated
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As per Lowrider, please tell us more about your system. I once owned a JD 9. Thought it to be a very good phonostage. I would have kept it but went to the dark side (digital).
I haven't even looked at speakers yet lol,Im still trying to figure out what route to go with in regards to amps,thats why I'm here lol
IMO I would shop speakers first. To me all speaker manufacturers have a 'house sound'. Find the sound that suits your taste first. Then I think it will easier to find an amp to 'tweak' that sound you like.
The Audioengine speakers have an amp built in along w volume control, so you would only need a phono stage aka phono pre-amp, if you are only going to use that one source. Give us a budget and we can make some recommendations. If you plan to connect more than one source, you would need a full function pre-amp (line plus phono stage) and most likely would run the volume control on the A5+ wide open and control the volume w the pre-amp.