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Nr Jingle
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April 29, 2017

Phono stage/ riaa

  • April 29, 2017
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Hi
Alot of interesting reading here about concerned vinyl- people thinking about doing whats been feeling so wrong all these years, digitilization.

I went to a sonos dealer today to try to ease my troubled mind. Planned setup is Rega rp3 - phono stage- cable to play 5. Phono stage thoughts are on a Heed questar. Later probably another play 5 wirelessly. I have been worried about a drop in sound quality, but reading here told me I should not worry too much. The dealer told me there was no use going for a better phono stage because play 5 wouldnt care about riaa quality because of the digitilization process. He recommended basic Pro ject Phono Box mm.

What do you think, does phono stage quality matter?
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      Nr JingleAuthor
      Contributor I
      May 1, 2017
      Hi
      Jaded old guy gets the issue correct. Anyone with the historical roots of vinyl entertainment appreciates the master volume knob instead of the button on each sonos speaker or the app. Totally understand why a speaker is tucked away nicely in a shelf instead of the middle of the table.

      Anyways, still looking for that perfect phono stage with preferable a good master volume knob and headphone out. There are not many combined phono stage/ headphone amps out there on the market, especially the European. Turntable lab PH01, Bellari vp130 and Music Hall pa 2.2 are nice but hard to get in Europe. US made might also have voltage and frequency differences. and the Furutech ADL GT40 is a DAC in addition. Clearaudio has an alternative with phono out, but pricey. The new Music Hall is a beauty, but expensive as well.
      Any knows of something to recommend?
      Is separate phono stage and headphone amp to recommend (price matters)?
      Does the multi units like Furutech and Music Hall with DAC and ADC conversion add an aspect when hooking up to sonos?
        n8erg8er
        Trending Lyricist I
        May 29, 2019
        Any knows of something to recommend?
        Is separate phono stage and headphone amp to recommend (price matters)?
        Does the multi units like Furutech and Music Hall with DAC and ADC conversion add an aspect when hooking up to sonos?

        An older post but I figured I would try and bring the general topic back up as I am curious to see what the community's experience has been with dedicated phono stages. I currently have a Pro-Ject Phono Box S as a phono stage. Anybody in the community have any good/bad experiences using other brands or models coupled with using Sonos speakers? It seems logical to me that better phono stage amplification will produce a better signal to then be cast out to the system, but curious to hear people's thoughts.

        Cheers!
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