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Cheap SS phonostage

I'm looking for an inexpensive (under $200) to mate up with a Sumiko Pearl MM cartridge.I've heard the Parasound PP-1/PP-2,but was wondering what else might apply.The unit should be small and w/o tubes.It will be used in a bedroom system, with a Winsome Labs Mouse driving my DIYs or re-built Radio Shack/Lineaum Pro LX-10..
Anybody heard the "baby" Soundsmith at $199?
Thanks in advance, for your thoughts.
tpsonic
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
thorens or grado
dungn
14 posts
 
Musical Fidelity LPS3
Lehmann Black cube

Cann't go wrong. Very good sound for good price. After all the price of either of them is about 2-3 time the price of an audiophile LP.
oilmanmojo
472 posts
 
second the rotel 970. I recently moved up to the zyx artisan and did get an improvement in overall sound quality. But for many years, the 970 did the job with pretty good results
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genesis168
412 posts
 
I had a Rotel 970 hooked up in MM to a stepup tranny and prefered it to my ex ARC PH3se. Go figure it out. It's a solidly built piece. You'll be very surprised what you find uder the hood. Lots of Black Gate caps and a Tamura power tranny inside.

Pls avoid the MC section. Very grainy sound. Not very usable in a high end system.
jallen
502 posts
 
Get a B7K pro 10 preamp and use the phonostage, the PSE Studio SL, or other Ss preamp, and use the outputs into your preamp and this is a nice phonostage. Jallen
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