mkane Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 You don't need many with a mm cartridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkull Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 26 minutes ago, Schu said: The parks audio budgie has dip switches withdozens of loading options.... and if you dont know who shannon parks is Just looked them up now. $400 shipped. SET. And nice looking. Hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkull Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 The budgie is said to show a very small bit of hiss with the volume up, and is a little shorter on gain coming in at 37. The bottle head EROS is another nice option. All tube, with gain of 50... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubeHiFiNut Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 @jkull - All of the phono stages you mentioned would be very viable options. IMHO, you really can't go wrong with any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLAudio Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 1 hour ago, jkull said: Yes, the growl. Some supportive tonal bass characteristics that my 8" woofers in my B&W speakers just failed to produce, while the cornwalls on the other hand, do very well. A chunk of these tonal characteristics lie within that 40Hz - 100Hz range. I like this coming from my mains beneath the horn mid producing the guitars. It is a more balanced and satisfying reproduction for me. i will try moving the cornwalls out from the wall though. I haven't done much experimenting yet as I sold my SS mono's over the weekend and am ampless until the 219ia arrives via DHL at some point today actually. Also how you position your sub matters too. A sub in a corner will help with impact and SPLs, prefered for HT, but taken away from boundaries and you might see similar bass characteristics as your cornwalls. My PSA XS15SE are incredible at this compared to going full range with my RF 62 IIs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkane Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 A blind test between the 3 pre's I own on mm setting nobody here (this forum) could tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, mkane said: nobody here (this forum) could tell the difference. Hey! Them's fightin' words!!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkane Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 That DIY pre is that good. Records spinnin here on average 8hr a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubeHiFiNut Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 2 hours ago, mkane said: A blind test between the 3 pre's I own on mm setting nobody here (this forum) could tell the difference. That doesn't mean that they don't sound different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkane Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 You're right. The DIY bring out more detail with the OP amps I'm currently using. Instead of rolling tubes you roll OP amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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