I really appreciate your guidance and the time you took to make these suggestions. I believe I will go with the Schiit which I just looked up thanks to your link. Is there a preference on tubes? They offer a Russian or Tung Sol. I was also looking at a Parasound P/FET- 900 II that is for sale on eBay for $170. Phono section and tone controls. Any thoughts??
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Just a clear up here. Your speakers are the Snell E series 2, not Klipsch Cornwalls, as mistaken by George ( which is surprising, as George is rarely wrong on these pages ). Easily, a 9 db difference in efficiency, so passive is a bit more questionable, depending on the voltage output of the source ( s ). |
Mrdon- Freya is above his pricepoint. Re the Parasound- Decent unit, but no remote and the volume steps are as large as 6db at the low end. For $170 it is hard to go wrong with it. Here is a review of it from new. https://www.stereophile.com/content/parasound-pfet-900-preamplifier Personally, I would get the Saga combo. Warranty, US made, more flexibility in the phono setup and a better phono preamp with the Mani, and a Remote is nice to have. The Tung Sol tube is supposed to be a bit better than the Russian. If your budget is holding you back, I can give you an inexpensive Audio Technic phono stage to use until you can purchase a better one. |
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