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New audio setup?

Hi guys (new member here) and doing lots of research... Was hoping to get some feedback on the following setup;
Sony PS-X600 with Denon DL-110 High Output MC Cartridge.
Schiit Audio Freya Pre-Amp with Tung-Sol Reissue 6SN7GTB Gain Matched.
Yamaha A-S201 Stereo Amplifier.
Dali Concept 10.

Have I made any noob mistakes? 
ynos
auxinput
2,920 posts
 

Yeah, rojerman has a good idea if you don't want to buy a phono stage at this point.  You could use the Yamaha A-S201 as a phono stage for now, but you would still need a separate amp.  In that case, it would be this:

The "==>" is an RCA interconnect cable.

The ">>>" is speaker wire, of course.

Sony turntable ==> Yamaha phono input ==> Yamaha tape output ==> Freya preamp ==> Vidar amp >>> Dali speakers

amb3cog
21 posts
 
Great point about the 2 Vidars. They definitely won't do well below 8 Ohms. Besides, there's other alternatives out there if you really want mono blocks. Which are great, but not necessary really. Kind of a bonus. You could also look for a true dual mono stereo power amp. That's a great way to get almost mono block sound, but not use up as much room, or money. 
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lowrider57
5,417 posts
 
The Vidar looks like a really nice amp (which doubles its power into 4 ohms). Sorry about the monoblock suggestion, I missed the fact that monos are only rated into 8 ohms.

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firstnot
248 posts
 
Ynos,

I am suspicious that you are playing with the forum with some 
of your replies. Am I right?

If not I apologize. My thought is that you find a mentor in a local
AV store or forum and start learning from him/her. (Won't be a her
by the way). You have some good Schiit so far. But who advised you to buy the Freya when you had an integrated??? 

Find someone to take you to the next step.
I did and with patience it has paid off!!
ynos OP
5 posts
 
Hi firstnot, I assure you that I'm not playing with the forum. I may come off short & to the point but that's just who I am and if my questions just sound too ridiculous to be real... Sorry they're real.
With all the reading I've done and YouTube videos I've watched reviewing products, none have taken the time to actually break down what each component does. All I ever heard from people is that you just need three things to listen to records - the player, pre-amp and 2ch amp. Turns out that's not entirely accurate.

Anyway I just want to thank everyone here for the helpful advice, especially auxinput for breaking it down for me.

I've now ordered - 
MANI PHONO PREAMP
+
VIDAR POWER AMPLIFIER
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