For five immersive months I have delved into the matters of streamed music – from streaming services to DACs to cables, but only read about fuses. Sonos and Spotify no more. A new world had arrived. Impressive deliveries, including convenience and massive content at a click of a button on the remot…

Thanks, Donald. Yes the 156 and I’m still waiting the shipment of its Ultimate cable, I also purchased because they recommend it as a further improvement. To be tested: PSM156 between the wall and P15 (didn’t fix the buzz issue) for amplification PSM156 between the wall and P20 for all sources a…

Looking forward to hearing your evaluation, after your vacation of course:+1::smile:

[image] akro: TWO: While I am asking…how likely is it that the Steller phono amp will significantly outperform my 20 year old ASR Mini Basis, which with TT sounded so luscious yesterday? I haven’t heard the Stellar phono preamp, but is has gained some impressive industry reviews and a lot of …

The JC3+ Is a nice phono preamp. I was considering it when I wound up ultimately selecting my XP17.

looking forward to comparing 2 formats of my favorite Octave Records productions: Say Somethin’ and Temporary Circumstances. These are 2 of my reference dsd albums for SQ assessments. (Temporary Circumstances is from Clandestine Amigo, Jessica Carson’s band. Jessica is director of Octave Records.) a…

My testing has continued, and I just posted an update to my comments in this thread here… [image] Octave Records: two 45-rpm selections Octave Records Previously, I posted… Well today I can confirm and extend my remarks, comparing the 2 45-rpm Octave vinyls with Octave…

Interesting reviews here of the JC3+. I had a JC3+ in my system for a few months before sending it on its way to a new owner. For all its features like potentiometer based MC loading and its John Curl lineage, I was pretty shocked by the MC mode noise floor of my sample. It was elevated, easily aud…

that’s a phono amp the improvement I seek is a comparable dac

[image] owlsalum: I was pretty shocked by the MC mode noise floor of my sample. What was the output of your MC, just out of curiosity?

0.4 mV oops, just recognized you were asking someone else about their cartridge

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My testing has continued, and I just posted an update to my comments in this thread here…

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