Thank you so much for your comments. At the moment I am tempted by a Rega Fono II but I certainly like the Slee Gram Amp 2 SE.
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Thank you so much for your comments. At the moment I am tempted by a Rega Fono II but I certainly like the Slee Gram Amp 2 SE.
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Quad QC, EE Minimax, or the very wicked Ayre.
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Is this a guess or an experienced comment?Originally Posted by DSJR
Oh what the fugg? People here like the Brio R it seemsThe closely related phono version is known as the £200 ish "Fono." half the price of a Croft, not as good looking as a Slee, but may be better inside perhaps????????
The Slee stuff is very, very good indeed.
The only Croft I've heard is Marco's, and it's not stock so it don't count
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Why don't it, daftee? It's still Glenn's circuit, just with some better bits in
Oh, and it's got a LOT better since you last heard it, as you'll discover for yourself on the 16th
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+1 on the Trichord Dino with external PSU. Very happy with mine.
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I've tried the GS2 and was most impressed with it, except that I found it firmly in the solid state sounding camp and, in the context of my system, a touch over the top, very noticeably with classical. Beethovan 7th was a particularly hard listen. In the end I just decided that valves suited me better, purchased the Yaqin 22B (dead cheap) and am finding it an enjoyable listen even with stock tubes. I doubt that it will remain long term, but I'll have some fun with it, roll tubes and generally just play with it until it either gets sold to fund an upgrade or I have it modded.
Hard to do, but having experience of something in your own system is invaluable.
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In reply to the gentleman from Rossendale, should it be my comment to which he refers, my answer is "no guessing at all". My very dear friend (also an AOS member) Vikon owns the Ayre phono stage hich is absolutely wicked and i in turn own and use an EE Minimax Phono stage having swapped it in preference for a Quad QC which is also a great Phono stage.
In addition, i had two Slee phono stges before which i found very good but did not suit my system. I hope if it was my comment this has clarified the matter of guessing etc. I can be accused of many things, bullshitting isn't one of them. If it is DSJR's comment i would tend to think he knows what he's talking about.
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