Phonostage Advice

@millercarbon my cartridge is definitely not mistracking. i am familiar with that very specific sound. This kind of a flattening of the volume during peaks with "no distortion" lol.

OK so I demoed the PS Audio Stellar, the JC3+  against my LS100. Both were better. In terms pf preference I liked the Stellar the best. Brought out emotion in the music and incredible bass control. The LS100 was flatter and bass was not as defined.

Very cool - though not an unsurprising result for those of us who have done the endless mixing and matching of analog gear. It's clear you have a nice vinyl front-end which deserves better than that under-powered phono card. It's probably worthwhile to continue auditioning units as opportunity allows, but it's also nice to know you could just get that Stellar and be happy!

Oh yes the stellar was very good. I would not say it was an "OMG" moment but certainly better. I am told there is a BHK pre as well.....

negative, the BHK is a pre only no phono