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Upgraditis

I'm sitting in the sweet spot...listening to one of the truly sublime albums of all time...composition, performance and production...Tea For The Tillerman.

Ortofon 2m Blue on a Rega RP3 with ttpsu, groovetracer ref, subplatter, assymeyrical counterweight, white belt.  Cambridge 651p phono stage.  Very happy with it all (subplatter made a phenomenal difference, btw)

just looking for for that bit of atmosphere I've heard in my favorite dealer's sound room.  So where can I find it? Go up to the 2m black?  Phono stage?  Acrylic platter?  Or is it elsewhere in the system?  Odyssey Candela and Khartago extreme into B&W CDM1 SE's. ..mid range audio quest wiring throughout. 

Any my input would be much appreciated.  This system is mighty close to where I'd want to go.  Modest by most standards here, but feels like an old favorite flannel shirt, ya know?
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lwal22 OP
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While th thinking about an upgrade to the Cambridge, it occurred to me to try my old PSA 4.6 - just as a phono stage- feeding the Candela from the tape out.  
Very nice. And improving as it runs in, having been in a closet for a long time. 

Got to give it a a few days to settle in.   Still on the hunt for that budget stage that'll hit the sweet spot between warmth and detail.
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mofimadness
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The PS Audio 4.6 is a great little preamp with a very nice phono stage.  If you like the sound, save your money and just use it.
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yogiboy
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A tube phono just might be the cure for upgraditis. This one is $400 shipped!

http://parksaudiollc.com/budgiepreamp.html
sunnyjim
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To Mofi madness and varyat  thanks for the information. Unfortunately, the Lounge Audio phono pre-amp is only MM. I am not sure it could do high output  MC's like Sumiko BP-2 or Dynavector 10X5  But I will check with them. 

The Muiscal Paradise  phono- pre is too expensive with shipping  for my current analog needs   Cheers. 

  

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