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Phono stage match for Koetsu

I was hoping to get a few suggestions on this subject. I am running the Jade, which is .2mv. I checked the archives, and looked at member systems. I found some using Doshi, Wavestream, and Nagra. These units stretch my budget, so I am looking at units costing less. That said, I would still like to hear any suggestions that would not exceed the the price of those units. I have been giving the Shindo full feature preamps some thought lately. I have heard read they work well with Miyabi, and of course, Shindo, but have not heard of the Shindo phono section matching with Koetsu.
fjn04
hevac1
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Nagra is coming out with a less expensive phono stage shortly. Do you have a dealer near you?
fjn04 OP
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Yes, Goodwins High End in Mass.. Thanks.
hevac1
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Fjn04,
thats where I buy my stuff.
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syntax
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I think, the Koetsus are a good match with Pass Xono
restock
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I agree with the last suggestion, the Pass XOno should be a excellent match to the Koetsu as well. I have been running the XOno with an Allaerts which has some similar characteristics and it is a perfect balance of lushness, detail, texture and dynamics.

I think the XOno is quite underrated in the Forums here and performs much better than the $2k used prices suggest. I did prefer the Pass over several other phono stages (Sutherland Ph.D., Gram Slee, Rossner & Sohn Canofer S, Audio Research PH3SE, Aesthetics Rhea, EAR 834 Deluxe)
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