[Local Sale Two Pairs of Heresy's and a KG 2.2V Center - SOLD!]

Oh man, I wish I were closer to Vermont

[WTB Fortes or KG4]

Hi Everyone, I'm hoping to find a pair of Fortes or KG4s. I'm in Northern Ohio but will drive a few hours for something in good condition. Thanks for any help that you can provide!

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

I played The Black Keys, Elvis Costello and Johnny Cash. The Johnny sounded the nicest, as it’s mono and the bass isn’t as prominent. 

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

I just played the same song I was trying on vinyl, this time through my laptop. It was somewhat crisper but just as bass heavy. Perhaps i am just looking for a different sound, or I need to play with the speaker position.

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

Ok just tried out the Orbit with built-in preamp on directly into Sixes. RCA in set to “phono” sounded the same as previously experienced. To compare I set it to “line” and got a mess of distortion. Then I went through the Vali, Orbit preamp bypassed. Sixes set to “line”, there is no sound, set to “phono” similar sound as before. So,...I’m back at square one.

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

Thank you all for the help! I really appreciate it!

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

The other reason for getting an external preamp was for headphone listening, the Orbit nor Sixes have a headphone jack. Once I have the overall Sixes sound solved, I’ll still have find that solution.

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

Thanks for the clarification! The sixes input has a button for line/phono, I’ll try switching it to line and testing it shortly. The Orbit was gift, otherwise I would have gone with an external preamp that offers gain control. 

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

Yes it is an MM cartridge. When I use the Vali, I bypass the built-in preamp. I’ll try it with the sixes line level input.

 

Now, will the sixes deliver better sound out of a different preamp that utilizes the phono input?

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

Thanks for the welcome, billybob! Yes these are the powered Sixes. The sound when using the Orbit built-in preamp was, for lack of a better term, soft and muddy. It lacked clarity and sounded fuzzy. 

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

Thanks for the suggestion, ILI. Im not set in tube preamp, just whatever might be the best for for my setup. 

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

Thanks for the quick response, Badchile.

 

I did get an Orbit with a built-in preamp. I tried it bypasses.

 

the cartridge is the stock Audio-Technica cartridge with conical stylus.

 

I'm using the phono input. 
 

Based on your first statement, perhaps I should have the speakers set to line as opposed to phono? Sorry for the newb questions. 

 

 

[Sixes preamp suggestion?]

Hi All, 

I’m hoping I can get some advice from the community. I’ve begun collecting vinyl, so for starter setup I bought a pair of Sixes for use with a U-turn Orbit turntable. As others have mentioned, the results were less than ideal with the speaker preamp. So, I was given a Schitt Vali to try, there is an improvement...but the sound is still a little muddy. Does anyone have an ideal preamp under $300? Or am I just expecting too much?