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Originally Posted by xv21
How well the Shelter Harmony works without SUT? I am planning to use McIntosh C52 phono stage. I might invest a little more in the phono cartridge, because I have read, that the phono stage of C52 is good. I may need to invest a lot of money into an external phono stage that is as good or better than the McIntosh C52.
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I tried it briefly out of a Sonic Frontiers Phono 1 SE+ (no SUT; JFET's for MC step-up and 4x 6922 for the main stage) and didn't spend enough time to really analyze, but it sounded quite good - 0.5mV is perfect for that stage's 60dB. Other than that, I've run it pretty much exclusively with a Bob's Devices Sky 20 into first a Rogue Ares Magnum and now VAC Renaissance SE phono stage (the latter being really superb).
I actually just ordered a Shelter Accord (2nd in the line below their top Harmony) and may soon give the Phono 1 another try with it in my headphone setup, vs the Ares.