All very heloful.
Has anyone experience with Hagerman Trumpet? ( was mentioned on an old post)
Phono stage for second system
My winter project is here. Trying to set up a second system for my home office.
Will by mainly a vinyl system.
Space is an issue as the room is only 12 by 14.
Any suggestions for a small foot print phono stage in the 3-4 K price range. Probably solid state, but open to tubes as long as the unit is one box solution.
Thanks and happy Thanksgiving.
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“space is an issue” I would look into Parasound zphonoxxrm. Don’t let its miniature size or modest asking price deter you from trying. I’ve used it in my previous setup (TD124 + Hana ML) and it was pretty impressive in every aspect. https://parasound.com/products/zc-zphonoxrm I have heard nothing but rave reviews about Hagerman Trumpet. Another phono that gets mentioned here often is Simaudio (Moon) 310LP Phono Pre.
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Just in case you want really cheap and very good, I recently got an Andover Sound Spinstage Phono preamp as a backup for my all-tube phono preamp. For $249 dollars. It is a moving magnet and moving coil preamp. In MM mode, it has so much more flexibility that I have ever seen - able to adjust both resistance and capacitance. In moving coil mode, it uses a transconductance (transimpedance?) circuit which automatically matches to your MC cartridge without setting impedance and the like.
I am using it with a Ortofon Synergy G cartridge that is worth 10 times the phono preamp, and I'm pleasantly surprised at how good it is. Michael Fremer reviewed it in his Tracking Angle magazine, and was giddy about it.
Again, I'm sure you can do better. You probably can't do cheaper and better... |
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