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Calling all owners - Jasmine LP 2.0 MKII

I've got about 4 full day's use on mine but do not like what I hear.

Question: How dramatically does this phono preamp change throughout break-in?

I hear distortion (spittiness and splashy bass as if it is running out of power) and a flat soundstage.

I am using the stock power cord and umbilical.

I compared it to my other three phono preamps - Hagerman Bugle, V-LPS, Biotronics Control Systems Gestalt (outstanding and extremely rare). They all are much clearer and cleaner.

It must be mentioned that I requested the Ebay seller to provide a reduction in global gain since I have loads of it with my Project Sunrise II headphone amp. They added a switch on the rear that cuts gain by about 5 dB.
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sbrownnw
686 posts
 
BTW, I put a new Vincent Pho-8 up against a new Pro-ject phono tube box II (my demo one was replaced under factory warranty after 1 channel got noisy) this weekend. The Pro-ject won out with better sound stage, realistic instrument sound and just overall more musical. I hope to upgrade the wall wart for the Pro-ject tube box. Would this one be a higher quality less noisy power supply?:

http://www.powerstream.com/EA1050.htm
EA1050A-61 16V 4A 5.5x2.5x11mm $57.50

Thanks everyone,

Scott
sbrownnw
686 posts
 
Got a LP 2 mkII today. Was you user manual photo copied? Mind says Salience instead of Jasmine in blue. What does that mean?
rsf507
2,297 posts
 
Wow a Chinese copy of a Chinese product, now I've seen everything!
redglobe
223 posts
 
Sbrownw, The product sells under both Jasmine and Salience. My guess is that it depends on the initial marketplace and the US customers get what filters through. Salience means prominent and Jasmine means climbing.

What should be most important to you is how faithfully does it reproduce music?
sbrownnw
686 posts
 
Redglobe, I think you are correct. I stated a mini review and side by side comparison of phono preamps I've had in this thread:

pro-ject tube box 2, vincent pho-8, jasmine LP2mk2
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