Hi. Hagerman makes phono pre's that do justice to the music. Inexpensive ones. Expensive ones. Vista Audio is another highly affordable one that does the same. Two thousand albums sittin on a shelf is a crime you'll have to answer for when your time comes. The angel at the gate says, "You must be some kind of idiot! Idiocy isn't normally an offense of its own- God Knows that it's pervasive amongst his flock- but in your case that is a punishable offense. YOU are ignoring some of his best work. Digital is bits. Analog is vibration. Vibration is organic. Bits are synthetic. Get yourself a low output moving coil cartridge and come back later".
Join us before its too late.
Thanks for the semi appropriate chastising
Full disclosure=I do have a couple more vintage Sansui systems, one I am presently spinning vinyl on.
However, not at near the quality Level I am aspiring for.
Basic Polk audio speakers,monster cables with my Harmon Kardon T40 turntable I purchased in high school!
My most recent acquisition to my system, the antiquated MX118 did not even come supplied with a low
level phono input
Guess vinyl was out of vogue during it's short production period?
I am in full agreement with your bits/vibration analogy
Yet admittedly I have been compromised by bits for a spell. I still have my album collection which
I started in grade school though, so I never completely embraced the nonorganic side!
Certainly if finances presently allowed I would be upgrading mt TT etc to accommodate my desires now.
One of my main selfish goals when joining this circle is to pick the brains
of all you knowledgable
VSA owners to determine what phono preamp will best mix with the McIntosh setup I currently have.
Upgrade of speakers/components probably a couple years away
Thank you for your input. I have read many of your posts in the past and appreciate your, and other
members' guidance and advice in my quest
