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PHONO AMP RECCOMENDATIONS?? Luxman e250??
Hi,
looking for reccomendations for a phono amp, currently testing Luxman e250, not decided about it.Love some attributes,smooth and silky sound but on some recordings treble a little squeaky. Have altered some of the settings with some sucess so may be individual LPs.
Probably not run in yet.....
Anyone any experience with this one or the 200?
Thinking of EAT petit glo or Tom Evans to try a£1500 maximum spend preferebly less....
Thanks
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The absolute no brainer within your budget is the Big Bottle mk3. You'd have to spend obscene amounts to better it. Had a Mk1 here and it held its own against a Tron Seven MM & MFA Classic Baby SUT combo (£4.9k rrp), the mk3 is better [emoji15]
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Digital.
Docet Lector CDP-7TL mkiii/Pimped Bluesound Node2 + BOTW SBooster Lps/ Pimped Mk1 Jolida Fx Glass DAC.
Wires etc.
Audioplan Musicable ICs & TQ Black ll SC, assorted branded kettle leads.
Target TT shelf & Alphason 5 shelf rack.
Power Inspired AG1500S mains regen.
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Garrard 401, RB250, A&R P77Mg / Mk1 Marantz CD63 SE / Sony TC-FX150 / Sansui T500L / Cambridge Audio C50 + 2x A50 as bridged monos (mid 80s Stan Curtis's design) / or KEF 104ab/ Original 80s Monster Cable IC, DNM SC / Target 5 shelf rack.
SPARE KIT:
A&R E77Mg
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Philips CD600
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Pro-Ject DacBox S FL
CCA
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I'm Gary.
Is that an active or passivee amp? Also is SUT the way to go as easier signalpath? E250 was not good in my system at all whatever the settings with Mm....
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The BB Mk3 is active and uses loading plugs for MC, Oli Bigman80 is the guy for this as he involved with development of the BBs. @Iceman16 has recently bought one and couldn't be happier.
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Money may not make me happy.
But it helps me afford the kind of misery I prefer.
SYSTEM 1:
Analogue.
Brinkmann Bardo / 12" OL Enterprise Mk4 / Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum /BigBottle mk3 /MFA Baby Reference Pre/Nord One UP SE NC500M/Martin Logan Summit
Digital.
Docet Lector CDP-7TL mkiii/Pimped Bluesound Node2 + BOTW SBooster Lps/ Pimped Mk1 Jolida Fx Glass DAC.
Wires etc.
Audioplan Musicable ICs & TQ Black ll SC, assorted branded kettle leads.
Target TT shelf & Alphason 5 shelf rack.
Power Inspired AG1500S mains regen.
SYSTEM 2: Back to the 80s.
Garrard 401, RB250, A&R P77Mg / Mk1 Marantz CD63 SE / Sony TC-FX150 / Sansui T500L / Cambridge Audio C50 + 2x A50 as bridged monos (mid 80s Stan Curtis's design) / or KEF 104ab/ Original 80s Monster Cable IC, DNM SC / Target 5 shelf rack.
SPARE KIT:
A&R E77Mg
Ortofon 2M Silver + Blue stylus
Philips CD600
Arcam Alpha 8P
Pro-Ject DacBox S FL
CCA
FiiO Taishan
Heybrook HB1 S2
Q Acoustics 3050
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There are a few good phono amps for under £2000
Some of the smaller manufacturers will loan you one in theory.
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The Longdog Audio MCJ3 is definitely worth a listen and within budget. Nick Gorham is highly respected and knows a thing or two about phono stages.
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I'm John.
There's a Lehmann Black Cube SEii for £400 on the Wam at the moment, they're nearly £1k new I believe.
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+1 for the Bigbottle 3. It’s absolutely destroyed my Whest 2.2 which is 1500 quid. I doubt there is much if anything out there for 1200 quid that will get close . Absolute bargain
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Is Bigman80 on this forum? I tried to DM him but doesn't seem to work
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