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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
restock
831 posts
 
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)
downunder
1,329 posts
 
I would agree with the XONO as well. At 2k s/h it is an amazing bargin and has all the gain and loading options you would ever need and competive with anything SS out there.
I lived with it for 6 years until just recently when I bought the TW Phono stage. BTW, that sounds wonderful with my Koetsu Rosewood.
fjn04 OP
1,561 posts
 
I went to hear the Shindo preamps today. I was very impressed with what I heard, although in a system that was a bit different from mine. The dealer was running a .6mv cartridge, but I have heard of owners running as low as
as a .24mv ZYX Universe through the mc inputs. Goodwins is an excellent dealer, friendly, knowlegable staff, great gear. They were worth my trip last year.
yssl
4 posts
 
Did you ever listen to Audio Tekne from Japan ?
Recently got some pretty good press from TAS.
frontier1
42 posts
 
You might consider the Tron Model 7. Recently reviewed in the company of The Groove from Tom Evans.
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