I listened to various LP's through a bud's $700 Blue Circle BC-27 fono the past 2 days whilst I re-wired the Bugle in 2 boxes with a Radio Shack rotary switch for CD-Fono.
After I had the 2 boards in their respective boxes but before I wired the switch I compared the two stages:
BC-27 has more weight in the bass but the Bugle has more clarity in all 10 octaves, higher signal to noise and way less surface noise.
I went on to wire the switch and adapt the grounding. All is good. Very quiet. Switching with no pops. No more yanking on cables 'tween CD and Fono.
BUT , there is audible crosstalk.
Cheap switch?
Some buffer I should use?
I tore it out and am listening straight thru to the Blues Brothers Soundtrack with the volume control wide open. If I didn't have so many CD's I'd listen to nothing but Vinyl and not need the switch!
Is there a better switch w/o the crosstalk?