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The Esoteric unit is drop dead gorgeous.
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With my Kleos am using the Wire World Silver-7 cables (TT to phono preamp & phono preamp to line stage) and the Cary PH-302 preamp and find it to be a great match. The SUTs (Lundahl) that Cary uses in the PH-302 are a great match to the Kleos.
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I use a Audia Flight phono pre with AZ Absolute Copper cables and am very happy with how they sound with my Kleos cart.
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Also they are very well shielded which is another spec to be very aware of with phono cables. Phono stages I am partial to the Musical Surroundings Nova II, I really like Michael Yee's designs and that the Nova II is battery powered so it's off the grid, providing a very black background. Still works very well when charging too..... This thread has given you some excellent suggestions. Have fun!! |
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Myself I'd like to suggest to the OP the MP1100 ($8K) or the MP100 ($2K) gets outstanding reviews as well.
Having a dual mono design with the left and right audio channels electrically and mechanically isolated from each other while the power supplies are electronically separated. Jeff Dorgay (ToneAudio) review states "the MP1100 is quiet. Perhaps one of the quietest all tube phonostages we’ve heard." Best Sirs, Bob
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Anybody hear the Sutherland MCX phono? Seems very interesting but literally nothing written about it.
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One more to consider, Zesto Andros 1.2 for $4,700. Very musical, flexible and beautifully designed.
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My vote goes to the Accuphase C37:
And the Tom Evans Groove+ SRX II: Preference in my Accuphase setup goes to the C37, but the TE plays at a similar level. Past phono stages: Pass Xono, Vacuum State JLTI, Wright Sound, Shindo Giscours. Current phono stages: C37, Tom Evans Groove+ SRX II, Cyrus Phono Signature, Leben RS-30EQ Other listened to extensively: Audia Flight, Aesthetix Rhea, Audio Research Last edited by restock; 11-09-2017 at 10:34 PM. |
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