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Asr basis exclusive or naim superline+hicap2

Well i cannot find a chance to demo both these phono pre. I really like to know your opinions about these two phono pre's. I found asr in second hand with a fair price. Two pre is nearly at same price level for me.

My system,

Project extension turntable
Ortofon cadenze red cartridge
Audioquest leopard phono cable
Asr emitter 1 Blue version
Ear acite cd player
Audioquest sky interconnects
Audioquest volcano speaker cable
altanpsx
dhcod
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FWIW I got the same advice. I went with the Furutech AG12 Balanced XLR Phono Cable from my Moerch arm but I use RCA outs on the Basis.
altanpsx OP
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Thank's for the advices. I am planning to buy an aq well or wild phono cable. It seems buying a balanced one will be a wiser move. Thanks
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stanwal
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I used a Cardas GR balanced with good results with my Graham 2.2. Now using a Rega 1000 which has captive cables. I also leave mine in the line position when not listening. Once in a while I forget to switch and wonder why the system is not sounding as good as usual.
altanpsx OP
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I am considering to leave in bat A position. If battery is dried out, it will automaticly charging, and pre works in line mode.
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nandric
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Dear Stanwal, Never heard about 'captive cables'. Do you mean the ground by Rega which is on the left channel? BTW Rega is easy to rewire both ways: from the collar and
all the way from the headshell till the phono-pre. Then with 'line position' you mean 'current position' . Ie not in the battery position. The 'line A + B' are introduced
in the latest version if I remember well? Anyway there are also 'Auto A' and 'B' (by 2x pre) which switch from current to batteries when the signal is higher then 100 mV. This
means one 'may forget' to switch because as soon as the stylus touch the record the pre switches to batteries.
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