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which $800 used phono to buy?????

In the used phono market the $800 price point allows for a big selection. I am looking for one that can play mm/mc cart. I prefer a musical piece that can grow if upgrades to tt occur.

some models on the short list:
heed audio quasar
ps audio gcph
aqovox


looking for users of these or others that can provide input
dvdgreco
manitunc
795 posts
 
you can buy a gcph for less than that new. A simaudio lp5.3 is within your price range used.
dvdgreco OP
127 posts
 
phono preamp comparison
chayro
2,982 posts
 
I think the Linn Linto is fabulous at its used price of about $800. I was truly shocked at how much of a difference upgrading the phono stage made. True, it has no loading options, which will no doubt trouble many people, but it's still worthy of consideration IMO. Personally, I enjoy not having loading options. One less thing to screw around with.
tbromgard
814 posts
 
Musical Surroundings Phonomena II.
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sebrof
835 posts
 
I have the Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena. It can run off batteries although I haven't really noticed an improvement in the battery mode. It has a lot of dip switches for gain and resistive loading on the back. Sounds good to me but I haven't heard many in my system to compare.
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