Recommendations for Tube Phonostage with XLR/balanced outputs

drabbish said:
mike I have been looking for a tube phono with xlr and seems the most popular ones with a true xlr that are in the price range are BAT and ARC, not sure what the new ARC phono 3 will cost
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I wanted to stick to around $10k. I heard the Dynamic Sound Associates phono at RMAF and was very impressed - but it's SS.

The Zesto 1.2 would be ideal if it had XLR out.


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I've heard Albert Porter's system with an Allnic phono stage. I believe it had XLR outputs and a balance or not balanced switch. Don't know the price of his phono stage, but his overall system is as good as it gets.
 
Loop4fun said:
I've heard Albert Porter's system with an Allnic phono stage. I believe it had XLR outputs and a balance or not balanced switch. Don't know the price of his phono stage, but his overall system is as good as it gets.
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Unless I am mistaken Albert has been running single ended for a long time. And isn't Allnic single ended internally? Albert loves rolling tubes and gets good sound.
 
bpw said:
Unless I am mistaken Albert has been running single ended for a long time. And isn't Allnic single ended internally? Albert loves rolling tubes and gets good sound.
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Brian, You are probably right. The Allnic H-3000 does however appear to have balanced outputs as well as single ended. Albert might be running a model higher up the food chain as I'm not really familiar with the brand, but he swears by it. I wouldn't know internally, but there is a switch on the back that says "unbalanced output" with an arrow pointed toward the RCA jack.

I would have assumed that meant the XLR output was balanced. I'm a huge AMR fan though, having owned the DP 777 and 777SE. I would love to own their phono stage.

My preamp has only XLR outputs but is single ended, so I realize having the XLR output is not necessarily "balanced"
 
Mike said:
Hmm...thanks Mike...let me think about it. I think that's going to be the case with 99% of those with XLR - except for maybe BAT and a few others??
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Mike, The ModWright is fully balanced.

Technical Specs
MM/MC: 72dB max MC gain; 57dB max MM gain.
Loading: (6) resistive and (6) capacitance loadings via front panel control – on the fly!
Gain Adjustment: Front panel on-the-fly control of gain = 0dB, -6dB, -12dB attenuation.
Input Switching: MM/Mute/MC input switching on-the-fly via front panel controls.
Mono/Stereo Switching: Front panel controls.
Phase Switching: rear toggle.
XLR/RCA Output Switching: Rear toggle selects XLR (fully balanced) or RCA outs.
Power Supply: External, pure SS, via 4ft. umbilical.
Tubes: (2)6C45; (2)6922/6DJ8/7308
 
drabbish said:
it was 16 when i wanted one then jumped to 20 base price, I have a 088 and 911 but really didnt want to spend that much on a phono even with a good offered discount on the purchase.
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It is hard right now to say any thing about price I am sure your comments are right but here in Canada with our dollar dropping like a stone any USA product is very hard to take the big price increase caused by the Dollar. Seeing a lot more overseas products as the exchange is a bit better.

It is looking like for every dollar we spent last year it will cost a dollar forty to a dollar fifty this year with shipping and taxes.

The fed jumped the gun with their interest hike . IMO

The Banks feel the Canadian dollar will come back in time. Enjoy what I got until then why pay a 50% increase that is just dollar related.

Mike are you looking for a phono for personal IE is used a option or is this to put into a store for resale.

Take a look at the over seas gear it is better priced than it was at lest in Canada
 
Garth said:
It is hard right now to say any thing about price I am sure your comments are right but here in Canada with our dollar dropping like a stone any USA product is very hard to take the big price increase caused by the Dollar. Seeing a lot more overseas products as the exchange is a bit better.

It is looking like for every dollar we spent last year it will cost a dollar forty to a dollar fifty this year with shipping and taxes.

The fed jumped the gun with their interest hike . IMO

The Banks feel the Canadian dollar will come back in time. Enjoy what I got until then why pay a 50% increase that is just dollar related.

Mike are you looking for a phono for personal IE is used a option or is this to put into a store for resale.

Take a look at the over seas gear it is better priced than it was at lest in Canada
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Garth - I'm thinking as part of the brand and for use with the Avantgarde ZERO XD's.
 
Hey Mike, have you thought about Nick Doshi's new phono stage? I'm not familiar with it (but Myles did a recent review) but Nick's R2R pre is excellent and he specifically favours differential balanced designs.
Likely a little over the $10k point.
 
Too bad the Zesto phono don't have XLR out. I thought it was excellent at RMAF.
 
tunes said:
Hey Mike, have you thought about Nick Doshi's new phono stage? I'm not familiar with it (but Myles did a recent review) but Nick's R2R pre is excellent and he specifically favours differential balanced designs.
Likely a little over the $10k point.
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Yes! He makes great stuff. I also spoke to Kevin a VAC about an XLR option on their new sub-$10k phono.

Will have to see what happens. I saw and heard lots of great things at CES.


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