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Is Coincident Statement Phono pre-amp an overkill

Is it an overkill for my Clearaudio Concept TT and Concept MM cartridge.

I am a new to Analog but clearly its going to be my #1 source of listening pleasure I know already.

Should I start the safe route of picking up an EAR 834P and then going up the chain.

What are your views on this phono stage in general is it worth the money, I have a chance to get one at 25% off retail, which for this phono as I understand never happens, have not seen this phono in Audiogon ever in the last 6 months of looking everyday.
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onhwy61
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Interesting update.
stei7141
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Enjoy your new preamp!

I've had my Coincident phono stage for about 2 years, and I like it a LOT. As I've upgraded my turntable, my tonearm(s), and my cartridge(s), I've never had the slightest urge to upgrade my phono stage.

After being advised by a fellow audiophile in Europe that the weak link in this unit is the volume control, I sent it to Bill Thallman in Springfield, VA to bypass the internal volume control and I now run it into an Emia (Slagel designed) passive attenuator that feeds my tube monoblocks. And it sounds just great.
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dentdog
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This has been an interesting thread. It explored a topic we all are involved in, kind of a universal process for all of us. I go with the theory of get a piece, a really good one, that you can build your reference around. There are very few of us who wouldn't feel pretty good about a Coincident Linestage. Congratulations!
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