help with cartridge choices for firebottle ?
Hi guys ,
I've dipped my toe into the 'firebottle' world and ordered one of Alans new SS phono stages after hearing all of the positive feedback.
Seems like it will be a steal at 200 quid
As its significantly cheaper than its bigger valve brother the 'plus' ,it has freed up some cash for a moving coil cartridge.
I know everybody has their personal preferences here so wondering if anybody has any experience using Alans stages and what cartridges worked best with them or if it even makes a difference?
Budget 250-300ish and i don't mind second hand if it gets me a better cart.
I know that dynavector has good synergy with rega gear (i have a modded rp6 and brio-r ),might struggle to get a 20x2 for that budget so poss a 10x5. Any other recommendations would be great. Currently use the exact as i got it cheap after a silly cleaning incident with a one month old 2m bronze.id rather not talk about that though....its still very raw!
cheers
Karl
Last edited by Bigbird; 23-03-2017 at 00:20.
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