Help with phono stage

Ordinaryman · Unread post by **Ordinaryman** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 4:43 pm

Hi marlin, still got and using the sub! Tried the usa site but came up out of stock?

Latteman · Unread post by **Latteman** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 6:29 pm

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303706779413

Ordinaryman · Unread post by **Ordinaryman** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 6:38 pm

Yep got a bid in there

Ordinaryman · Unread post by **Ordinaryman** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:53 pm

Well with the schitt mani unavailable new and the two S/H ones i bid on on eBay reaching £190+ i now need to look elsewhere as the buzzing project stage went back to its buzzing and don't feel confident plugging it in to the ap30! Been looking at the longdog audio (new) £199. or maybe something like Edwards audio apprentice "b grade" on ebay for £80. Using pre cukus fruit box

basik lvx and either at95 paratrace or goldring 1042. Don't want to spend over the £200. as I'm not sure this set up warrants it? getting really frustrating not being able to listen to some vinyl

so once again any suggestions ?

Vinyl-ant · Unread post by **Vinyl-ant** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:01 pm

Nicks longdog ph1 is very good, we listened to it about 18 months ago alongside a phono 1, a twin psu phono 2, a decware triode phono stage and a cole lcr valve phono stage.
It and the phono 1 were very close, a matter of taste.
The phono 2 and the decware were better as expected for the price jump, i marginally preferred the twin turbo phono 2, and the cole was something else.
For 200 quid, i think its a very good option.

If you could stretch to the mofi studiophono, you would be able to use whatever cart you wanted down the line as that it mc capable too.

Edit :
Here is the thread on here with so.e impressions of the stages we tried
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=49331&hilit=Ph1

Daniel Quinn · Unread post by **Daniel Quinn** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:18 pm

Long dog ph1 is moving magnet only.

Daniel Quinn · Unread post by **Daniel Quinn** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:22 pm

My recommendation would be. Buy a second hand phono 1 and do the mods recommended by me and Steve.

Classicrock · Unread post by **Classicrock** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:27 pm

Ordinaryman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:53 pm Well with the schitt mani unavailable new and the two S/H ones i bid on on eBay reaching £190+ i now need to look elsewhere as the buzzing project stage went back to its buzzing and don't feel confident plugging it in to the ap30! Been looking at the longdog audio (new) £199. or maybe something like Edwards audio apprentice "b grade" on ebay for £80. Using pre cukus fruit box basik lvx and either at95 paratrace or goldring 1042. Don't want to spend over the £200. as I'm not sure this set up warrants it? getting really frustrating not being able to listen to some vinyl so once again any suggestions ?

The 1042 certainly warrants a better phono stage. Even the At 95 would actually benefit from a £1k phono stage. At £200 would suggest the Musical Fidelity LX2 LPs but you can still buy the £150 V90 LPS even though I believe it's discontinued.

Latteman · Unread post by **Latteman** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:59 pm

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303713610068

Ithilstone · Unread post by **Ithilstone** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:00 pm

Latteman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:59 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303713610068

from description " They have remained stored for well over twenty years. " should be OK thought - But it would be good to read about how to carefully use short on/off sequence to reform caps

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