When I needed to decide which phono-pre to buy one of my
conditions was two inputs for the two tonearms I use by my
Kuzma Stabi reference. Next to ASR Basis Exclusive which
consist of two separate but identical pre-amps there was one
other German phono-pre in tube like construction which got
very good reviews . I forget the name but there were two
version one of which was fully symmetrical. I noticed, uh,
''only one input'' on its back side and wrote to the manufacturer
asking ''obvious question'' if they would be so kind to make
one additional input for me. To my big surprise the designer&
owner refused refused to do so. According to him this would
''ruin'' the performance . So I bought Basis Exclusive on which
I connected Reed 3P in ''balanced mode'' with 100 Ohm and
the other , Sumiko 800 in , say, RCA way, with 500 Ohm.
I hope dover will be so kind to again comment on my choice.
BTW my FR SUT choice was based on Dertonarm's advice .
He was a kind of ''our authority'' regarding anything FR's.
conditions was two inputs for the two tonearms I use by my
Kuzma Stabi reference. Next to ASR Basis Exclusive which
consist of two separate but identical pre-amps there was one
other German phono-pre in tube like construction which got
very good reviews . I forget the name but there were two
version one of which was fully symmetrical. I noticed, uh,
''only one input'' on its back side and wrote to the manufacturer
asking ''obvious question'' if they would be so kind to make
one additional input for me. To my big surprise the designer&
owner refused refused to do so. According to him this would
''ruin'' the performance . So I bought Basis Exclusive on which
I connected Reed 3P in ''balanced mode'' with 100 Ohm and
the other , Sumiko 800 in , say, RCA way, with 500 Ohm.
I hope dover will be so kind to again comment on my choice.
BTW my FR SUT choice was based on Dertonarm's advice .
He was a kind of ''our authority'' regarding anything FR's.