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Phonostage - Malmbak - 14-May-2018
Hi! I’m new here - and a new owner of two Golds.
I’m looking for a nice phonostage with optical out and have zeroed in on the Mcintosh MP100. Has anybody heard that with the phantoms?
Pro-ject also has the Prebox DS2 Digital which is also on the radar.
Thank you in advance
Mads
RE: Phonostage - Jamington2004 - 15-May-2018
(14-May-2018, 18:54)Malmbak Wrote: Hi! I’m new here - and a new owner of two Golds.
I’m looking for a nice phonostage with optical out and have zeroed in on the Mcintosh MP100. Has anybody heard that with the phantoms?
Pro-ject also has the Prebox DS2 Digital which is also on the radar.
Thank you in advance
Mads
I use a M2tech Joplin MKii - which I find amazingly good
RE: Phonostage - Malmbak - 15-May-2018
Thanks. Now that is also on the radar?
RE: Phonostage - Jamington2004 - 17-May-2018
Another option if you don’t mind 2 boxes, is to use any phono stage you like - and put it through an A2D with optical out
I reccomend the dspeaker antimode 2 as it has EQ and Room Correction as a bonus!
I only switched as I wanted 1 box to simplify and stop me box swapping! And also theoretically the Joplin has a higher spec A2D chip.... but not sure I would be able to tell the difference, and anyway impossible to compare as the phono stage is built in so you don’t know what’s doing what
What’s your TT / Phono Stage? Joplin might be overkill unless it’s quite high spec. But it does have red digital VU meter on the display which looks great
RE: Phonostage - Mr_Bill - 17-May-2018
PS Audio Nuwave Phono Converter is what u r looking for.
RE: Phonostage - Malmbak - 17-May-2018
(17-May-2018, 09:38)Jamington2004 Wrote: Another option if you don’t mind 2 boxes, is to use any phono stage you like - and put it through an A2D with optical out
I reccomend the dspeaker antimode 2 as it has EQ and Room Correction as a bonus!
I only switched as I wanted 1 box to simplify and stop me box swapping! And also theoretically the Joplin has a higher spec A2D chip.... but not sure I would be able to tell the difference, and anyway impossible to compare as the phono stage is built in so you don’t know what’s doing what
What’s your TT / Phono Stage? Joplin might be overkill unless it’s quite high spec. But it does have red digital VU meter on the display which looks great
I have a Mørch turntable with his UP-4 arm. And a Grado Silver Prestige cartridge. Decent setup but maybe not quite up to Joplin or Mcintosh MP100 standards. However, I am looking for a phonostage that will last me through the next upgrades in cartridge and tonearm. And also work if I move on from the Phantom Golds.
M2tech also make the Evo Phonodac 2. Maybe that is a contender?
RE: Phonostage - Malmbak - 17-May-2018
(17-May-2018, 15:06)Mr_Bill Wrote: PS Audio Nuwave Phono Converter is what u r looking for.
That was my first thought, but you need a second "box" to convert USB to optical. It's a bummer, really, because you can get quite cheap used.
Thank you for your reply.
RE: Phonostage - ogs - 19-May-2018
@Malmbak "M2tech also make the Evo Phonodac 2. Maybe that is a contender?"
I do not think the optical output on this unit is a 'normal' SPDIF out. Seems it only transmits clock info to another M2tech box. The only way to find out is to ask M2tech...