what Phono stage do you using?

Tavish Adagio here, with NOS tubes, the uprated Jensen SUTs, and a larger-than-stock power supply transformer. Made a few cosmetic mods too (removed the tube guards to make wife happy, changed the knobs for some nice Kilos.) Last thing I had to compare it to was my Acoustech PH1, but so far I am very happy with it!
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I use a Modwright PH-150 tube phonostage. A great sounding unit with exceptional versatility with it's ability to adjust settings "on the fly".
 
After hearing some great sounding turntable set-ups at last month's CA audio show in Oakland, I was floored. I bought a VPI Classic 1, Ortofon Windfeld cartridge and right away am having a Graham 2.2 tonearm installed. I also am shocked how good my new Canary MC10 sounds. Phono cable is from PranaWire. I forgot how beautiful vinyl can sound.
 
EAR 868PL. I have run quite a few nice dedicated phono preamps but the minimalist in me prefers one box for the SUTs, Phono and Line pres. Ill likely move to the 912 next year.
 
advanced101 said:
EAR 868PL. I have run quite a few nice dedicated phono preamps but the minimalist in me prefers one box for the SUTs, Phono and Line pres. Ill likely move to the 912 next year.
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the 912 is a phenomenal pre\phono!
 
I recently bought an Aesthetix Rhea Signature. Had the Rhea for a few years and loved it so the Signature was the obvious upgrade path for me.
 
byrdparis said:
the 912 is a phenomenal pre\phono!
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I had the EAR entry model which was nice, but I moved on quite quickly.

So you say the top tier ones are worth an auditioning...


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myrman said:
I recently bought an Aesthetix Rhea Signature. Had the Rhea for a few years and loved it so the Signature was the obvious upgrade path for me.
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A friend near Reading has the 3 box IO signature, fantastic
 
1) Vitus Masterpiece
2) Dynamic Sound Associates Phono II


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I've been breaking in the baby Octave eq.2 phono and must say it has surprised me more and more. Just takes forever to come into its own. Not transistor-y at all.
 
KeithR said:
I've been breaking in the baby Octave eq.2 phono and must say it has surprised me more and more. Just takes forever to come into its own. Not transistor-y at all.
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I also tested the dinky Octave EQ2 when getting back into phono and must say I found it phenomenal for its price. Punches way above its league.


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CH Precision P1 (Stereo) with X1 power supply; and Kondo M1000 mkII pre with internal phono.


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cmarin said:
CH Precision P1 (Stereo) with X1 power supply; and Kondo M1000 mkII pre with internal phono.


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Also using the P1/X1 combo. :)


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I am using the moving coil phono stage of my McIntosh C1000C/P solid state preamplifier. It is a remarkably transparent, dynamic, and quiet phono stage that works very well with my Ortofon Cadenza Black. I had previously used the moving coil phono stage in my McIntosh C1000C/T tube preamplifier. It was also a very fine sounding phono stage but was not quiet enough to satisfy me, even with NOS Telefunken tubes. The solid state C1000C/P proved superior so the tube preamp was sold. Several years ago I purchased the Pass Labs XP-15 solid state phone preamp from Reno HiFi and did a head to head comparison with the C1000C/P phono stage. Although the XP-15 sounded very good with a silky smooth midrange, the signal to noise ratio was not as good as the C1000C/P phono stage. Raising the preamplifier volume displayed a higher noise level in the XP-15 that did not satisfy me. I returned the XP-15 to Reno HiFi, and true to their word the return and refund went without a hitch.

The moving coil phono stage in the McIntosh C1000C/P solid state preamplifier continues to impress me with every LP I spin. At any volume level I chose to play music, its moving coil phono stage is satisfyingly quiet. The ability to control phono cartridge loading on the fly via the remote control from the comfort of the sweet spot is also a huge advantage. That feature makes dip switch adjustments seem medieval. Being able to instantly compare one resistance load to another from the listening position will spoil you.
 
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