Hello dear friends
I would like to ask for your advice through your experience.
I recently bought a Thorens TD160 with a Thorens TP 16 tonearm and an old Empire 999 cartridge.
I want to purchase a cartridge to replace the old Empire and a phono stage.
For the cartridge the budget i want to spent is 300 euros. I'm thinking of only MC's;
- Audio Technica AT-OC9XEB
- Audio Technica AT-F7
- Audio Technica AT-OC9XEN
- Audio Technica AT33EV (Exceeding budget which means less money for phono pre amp)
- Denon DL-103
- Denon DL-103R
Any other suggestions are welcome to discuss.
For the phono pre amp section the budget is until 450 euros and I'm thinking of;
- Musical Fidelity LX2-LPS
- Cambridge Audio Duo
- Vincent PHO-8
- Rega Fono MC
- Pro-Ject Audio Phono Box DS2
- Pro-Ject Audio Phono Box DS+
- Naim Stageline (Exceeding budget)
The system is (int amp) Pass Labs INT30A with (loudspeakers) Audio Physic Scorpio II.
As for the phono pre amp I would prefer to be punchy in drive (it surely has to do with cartridge matching). I'm listening all kind of music genres.
I would like to thank you in advance.
Happy new year to all!