Is anyone using this device? I am intrigued. I have heard some good things about them. let me know your views.
The Supernatural Anaesthetist
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I'm Steve.
World Audio Design Phono 3
Is anyone using this device? I am intrigued. I have heard some good things about them. let me know your views.
Senior Member
Location: London
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I'm Surayne.
I have a WAD Phono 2 which is meant to be nearly identical to the 3, and it's absolutely superb. A friend has the 3 and I've spent a good bit of time listening to it - not much audible difference IMHO. I see you have the Eastern Electric phono stage, I suspect they would sound fairly similar as they use the same tubes and apparently have a similar circuit design.
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
It's a nice stage, there are better around IMHO, but it's a great stage if you can get one secondhand.
New price approaches the LDA stage, that's what I'd buy personally YMMV.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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Location: Cheltenham
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I'm Charlie.
I used to have a WAD Phono 3 to drive my Deccas. Cracking stage, but not stellar like my TRON Seven Reference. It's a great choice for this looking for an alternative to an EAR 834, EE etc. Second hand, it makes a bargain buy. I sold mine recently for £350.
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Location: Stafford, UK
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I'm Kevin.
I have been using a WD phono3 for the past 4 years or so and intend to keep it for sometime yet ( I got a rare thing, a sound I really like, so I'm sticking with it) I bought when they were slightly cheeper and with most of my stuff being WD make so it suts.
No doubt there are many better out there and probably many worse. I am happy with it, but I did swap the valves out as i thought the standard 'hardened' the sound.
I am currently using a cheap DL103 into it at the mo (47k loading I think?? but don't quote me on that) and I really like the sound and have kept the cart a lot longer than I anticipated and saving myself a few quid not fretting about which MC to crash the cash on. If you can get a 2nd hand one saving youself a few quid then I believe it is a bargain and upgradeable too. Looking at your kit it should compliment but be any better than you already have, who knows.
On a side, WD kit in my humble is very good and slightly underated (not a bad thing!!)
Kevin.
Technics SL1210 (MN bearing, PH PSU, VDH103), Lenco L75 - to do up. Cambridge 840CA
mplification: WAD6550 With a few mods(Black Gates, Jupiters, Mullards), WD PRE3(TJ Full music), WD Phono3(Full music)
Loudspeakers: Troels Gravesen's CA18RNX
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Location: Stafford, UK
Posts: 66
I'm Kevin.
good grief it's nearly Christmas morning and I have work tomorrow so, goodnight and God rest ye meyy gentlemen.
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Kevin.
Technics SL1210 (MN bearing, PH PSU, VDH103), Lenco L75 - to do up. Cambridge 840CA
mplification: WAD6550 With a few mods(Black Gates, Jupiters, Mullards), WD PRE3(TJ Full music), WD Phono3(Full music)
Loudspeakers: Troels Gravesen's CA18RNX
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