strorg Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I have to say that I'm initially disappointed with the sound I'm getting from The Sixes using my new U-turn Audio Orbit turntable. I ordered the turntable without a preamp planning to take advantage of the internal preamp in The Sixes. I've read some reviews, including this one that suggesting that the preamp in The Sixes is not that great. Has anybody on this forum come to a similar conclusion? Thanks...Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I can't give you much of an answer... but... What cart did you get with the Orbit? I got an Ortifon Red, and it took a few hours on my Technics sl-1200mkII before sounding decent. I use an inexpensive audio-technica phono preamp into tube gear. I will assume some hours on your system... Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strorg Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Thanks Bruce. I have the Ortofon Red as well. I've only put a 2-3 hours on the TT. I posted this question on an Orbit users group and got several responses saying the Klipsch preamp in The Sixes leaves much to be desired. I'm looking at a Schiit preamp. I'll post results once I can compare the Schiit to the Klipsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 My experience with the phono preamp in The Sixes was disappointing. My Millenial vegan son loves his The Sixes, but he doesn’t play vinyl. I recommended The Sixes to an old girlfriend and her partner. He made the mistake of plugging an Audio-Technica TT with RIAA built in straight into the phono inputs of The Sixes, which again applied RIAA equalization. As you can imagine, the results were disastrous. Plugging the TT into the aux input was fine. The A-T phono section is better sounding than The Sixes’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 "Millenial vegan son "...... Yeah those damn millennials..... Oh wait.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strorg Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) I ordered the external Pluto preamp from Orbit and just hooked it up. I blows the Klipsch internal preamp out of the water but i'm still underwhelmed. I have a Schiit Mani on backorder but won't have it until late august. I'n not knocking Klipsch for what they've done with The Sixes - for the casual or entry-level music lover, it's a great way to get your feet wet and be able to play music from many sources. Edited July 28, 2018 by strorg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strorg Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Finally got the Schiit Mani and I highly recommend. Even with no gain, the difference between the Mani and the Pluto is significant. I've bumped the gain up to the lowest of the three gain settings. I'll save the Pluto pre-amp for my daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlophone1 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I guess you found out by now that good phono preamp is essential if you want to play LPs. I was in a similar situation when starting this route. My Onkyo TX8050 has built in phono preamp, but I suppose that was the weakest link in that receiver. After plugin in a solid phono preamp things change considerably for the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad7629 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 For what its worth,I've had my sixes for a year or two and my fluance rt85 turntable for a year now. The fluance came with an acrylic platter and the Ortofon 2m blue cart. I know people bash the sixes internal phono preamp but honestly my vinyl sounds amazing, everyone that has heard this setup has complimented the sound. I do know the speakers need to be far apart to get a decent Soundstage and mine are sitting on top of my klipsch tower speakers which is technically too high but doesn't seem to hurt the sound. Adjust the bass by moving farther or closer to the wall and toe in just a bit. Someday I will go for a big setup but as good as this setup sounds I'm in no rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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