Vito Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 Hi, I'm in a great dilemma. I've a Pathos TT ampli (great ampli, do you know?) without a phono section. So I'm searching one. Till now betters seem to be: - Black Cube SE - EAR 834p - Rosette 2 (a owned pre) All of them are both MM/MC and this sound good to me. Did anyone faced this problem (a pre for Pathos TT) before? Pathos TT is a hybrid ampli (and EAR should be better) but I like rock over all (even if not hard or heavy), but also classic, new age and jazz. And for this reason, perhaps, Black Cube should be better. Can anyone help me to decide? Greetings Vito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akshobhyavajra Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 ---------------- On 12/8/2002 2:44:37 PM Vito wrote: I like rock over all (even if not hard or heavy), but also classic, new age and jazz. And for this reason, perhaps, Black Cube should be better. Can anyone help me to decide? Greetings Vito ---------------- If you like rock as well as classical you may want to consider the Monolithic with the upgraded power supply instead of the Black Cube. It is detailed, has great bass extension, and good sound stage. Gain settings are 26db, 35db, 44db and 53db - so it will even work with a 0.5 mV Helikon (assuming your pre has the added 10 db gain). It also offers capacitance settings of 100pf, 270pf or 370pf - depending on your tonearm cable - and loading resistance settings of 47k, 10k, 1k and 100 ohms. The PS-1 will run you new $399 and the added dual mono power supply will add an additional $259 or so. Here is the link: http://www.monolithicsound.com/ps-1.html'>Monolithic Sound PS-1href> Regards, ~Michael~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vito Posted December 10, 2002 Author Share Posted December 10, 2002 Thanks Michael, but Monolith ins't sold in Italy or E.U. This means that I've to add a coniderably amount for delivering. Moreover, there's a different electrical voltage and I don't know if it could work here. Greetings vito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akshobhyavajra Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 ---------------- On 12/10/2002 6:41:31 AM Vito wrote: Thanks Michael, but Monolith ins't sold in Italy or E.U. Greetings vito ---------------- OK, I was not aware of that. In any case the EAR and Lehmann both have excellent reputation. I suspect the SS Lehmann may lend itself better to rock music - though I cannot confirm this. Do a search in the Vinyl Asylum - there is lot's of info on both phonos: http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/bbs.html'>Vinyl Asylumhref> Good luck! ~Michael~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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