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Tube Phono Stage with balls, and slam!!

Hello friends
I have a Well tempered TT, classic made in the 90's, with a Zu Denon 103 Catrtridge , and a Vacume Tube, phono stage, wich is solid state,  with a tube push and pull intergrated amp, with Zu speaker's
It seems to me that the set up, might be bright, on 60% or recordings, with the piano on the up, and femails, on volcals, seem a bit bright!!
Should I go for the Decaware, phono stage, which is tube based!!, or would this be to much, on the soft side??
I like my music, with deep bass, with slam!!(I do get this with some recordings) , but sometime some recordings are a  bit bright!!, I have a solid state phono stage, with RCA plug's, that fit in the rear of the unit, to excite, or tame the above, my tast in music, is Rock,Punk, new wave, power jazz etc!!, I have used 100ohms, plugs, and 275 ohms, but can't seem to get it right, I'm almost there!!
Any thoughts
David Spry
Australia
daveyonthecoast
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dentdog
506 posts
 
As much as I hate to be a shill for anything I will say my 15 year old BAT VKP10 SE with 80 db gain definitely has slam. Yeah I can hear the tubes when I listen loud but the output leaves no question as to anything being left behind. 
See them on here for 3.5K-4.5K. Music Direct had a new one/closeout for $4995 and I almost bought it again, just to renew the same model. Came really close. Step up is Lundahls internally integrated. Will say that I run balanced through the preamp and can't say what drop off you would see single ended. 

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dentdog
506 posts
 
Look on Hi Fi Shark, there is one listed for $3495.
tom_hankins
928 posts
 
I second the BAT, either VK-P10se or P10 will give the OP what he's wanting. Plus as quiet or quieter than most SS phonostages.
doak
199 posts
 
EZ, current, and reasonably priced: Rogue Ares. 
Found a demo one here a few months back -- KILLER.
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daveyonthecoast OP
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Thanks, everyone, for your time, in responding!!
It seems, to me that the harshness, maybe something different, I don't know much about cartridge loading, I have listen to my favorite recording's, some sound great, some sound with a slight shimmering, on the top, mostly at high listening levels, I have listen to loading's of 100 ohm and 275 ohm, but really could not hear any difference!!, although it is the best setup that I have owned!!, because I 'm hearing, slight thing's that I did not know were there, I'm sure they were there, but where "colored in the mix"
I will open a can of worms, different cartridge??, or maybe loading plugs, are not right, I just want to tame the above a little!!
Please help
Regards
David Spry

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