![]() ![]() Local dealer seemed a bit unfamiliar with the internals of the unit and Dan helped me get the MC phono stage unstuck and engaged and working properly. Yup, your assumption is correct that it was Dan and he was very helpful to me during this process and very nice to have taken the time to speak to me as he did. Makes sense now that you describe it the way you did. I must say that I was kind of shocked the PHD held it's own to the extent it did.Ĭlick to expand.Thanks so much for the comments and clarification of the price delta between the onboard and stand-alone EAR phono stages. ![]() which I thought sounded somewhat edgy in comparison. I own a Sutherland PHD that performed very, very well in conjunction with the line stage in my "A-B"ing and to my ears sounded better than the on-board phono stage of the E.A.R. ![]() So, to the point, just wondering what thoughts might be here about either the 868 itself or the E.A.R. He noted essentially it was the added cost of the chassis of the stand-alone that greatly added to the cost. Distributor of the product and I asked him how it was possible. The addition of the phono stage to the 868 adds about $1800 to the $5200 line stage, roughly. Anyway, did some serious A/B comparison with the onboard phono stage of the 868, (which is supposedly identical to their $5500.00 phono preamp that is sold separately). So far, I'm most impressed with the line stage which sounds terrific against my 11 year old BAT VK-30, as one might expect. Option of a built-in photostage with moving coil/moving magnet capability for direct vinyl playing.Spending the last few days with a demo E.A.R. Our classic design valve pre-amplifier with five line inputs and a studio quality balanced input (XLR). Connect up to five analogue line inputs with a tape output. Luxurious design with chrome facia and gold or chrome knobs. Using three ECC88s to create smooth sound. Incredibly compact valve pre-amplifier for analogue line level. Dual Phonostage input Īnodised silver facia with matching knobs ![]() Both Moving coil and moving magnet capability designed to handle a wide range of cartridges. One of the few transistor based design's of Tim de Paravicini, the EAR 324 is a high grade phonostage worthy to be in the EAR lineup. With both Moving coil and moving magnet capability as standard, its designed to handle a wide range of cartridges. Three ECC83 Valves (13D16) įull featured dedicated phonostage with two inputs catering for the vinyl enthusiast with multiple turntables or arms. Moving Magnet capable as standard with Moving coil step-up optional. Its simple and versatile design allows for easy setup with stunning performance. Ultra-compact high performing valve phonostage. ![]()
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