Arm and Phono Stage advice

[glenann]

So in otherwords the choice of tonearm and associated cable could affect the choice of phono stage. What's your budget btw?

Well I mentioned the Mo-Fi Studio Phono which is £299 I believe. Not a great deal of money but the circuits a Tim de Paravicini design.. apparently.

[glenann]

b) source a new armboard in a wood to match your lovely plinth (might be tricky to get a decent match on grain and colour)

The TT did come with another Ebony armboard (see pics below). It's a Rega one, which has the holes for the newer three point fixing and I suppose it'll fit the older type too? The 774 does seem to be a nice option though and the price is on it's side. I was leaning toward the Audiomods Series6, but it's a whole lot more cash...

[glenann]

Another couple of pics. One with it's acrylic cover



These are the two additional armboards



The plinth was made for Oldius (Geoff) by Russ Collinson of Layers of Beauty. He's not far from me in sunny Barnsley!

[Bigman80]

Well I mentioned the Mo-Fi Studio Phono which is £299 I believe. Not a great deal of money but the circuits a Tim de Paravicini design.. apparently.

It may be a TDP designed circuit but if its that good, why not use it himself?

What's your budget?

[glenann]

It may be a TDP designed circuit but if its that good, why not use it himself?

What's your budget?

Well if I bought a S/H arm like the 774, then that may free up a little more for the Stage. Funds are tighter than Silas Marner at the moment, but could get nearer £500ish..

[DiveDeepDog]

I’ve got an Audio Technica at 1130 sat idle. It has sme type base but stp of 225mm (from memory). I’ve fitted it to the same mount as I use for SME iv but at the back of the slot. Pm if interested, it’s light weight so that may influence cart choice. Been a while since I’ve had a 774 so can’t comment on comparison, it did make me scratch my head a bit vs SME when you consider the price difference, it’s certainly better but at a cost !

[Patrick Dixon]

The Hadcock SME plate is a flat metal plate with 4 screw holes for the SME mount along with a 16.25 mm slot cut to mount the Hadcock spindle.

Thanks Charlie.

[petrat]

I used this very deck with an OL Conqueror and an Audiomods IV. The former is a super arm but too heavy for the deck suspension. The latter was a brilliant match.

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Best arm I had on this (very) deck was an Audio Note Arm 3, which beat all-comers by a clear margin. Pricey, though.

[steve-z]

With regard to a MC phono stage have you considered the new Rega Fono MC, it has 2 gain settings, 4 different impedance loading and 2 capacitance settings as well so plenty of scope for tuning to the cartridge. I had one on loan for a few days from my local Rega dealer and found the SQ to be excellent, I was definitely going to buy one but was scuppered when my central heating boiler expired and that had to be the priority for all my available cash. I finished up buying the cheaper Cambridge CP2 a couple of months later, it’s good sounding but the Rega was better. I think you’d be hard pressed to beat it for £250.


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[glenann]

With regard to a MC phono stage have you considered the new Rega Fono MC, it has 2 gain settings, 4 different impedance loading and 2 capacitance settings as well so plenty of scope for tuning to the cartridge. I had one on loan for a few days from my local Rega dealer and found the SQ to be excellent, I was definitely going to buy one but was scuppered when my central heating boiler expired and that had to be the priority for all my available cash. I finished up buying the cheaper Cambridge CP2 a couple of months later, it’s good sounding but the Rega was better. I think you’d be hard pressed to beat it for £250.


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I didn’t know about the Rega, thanks Steve! Seems like a solid and well priced product. I’ll give my local Rega dealer a call..
Cheers buddy