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09-29-2010, 07:38 PM
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What phono stage for Koetsu Cartridge ?
What phono stage are you guys using with the Koetsu carts ?
Thanks in advance. 
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09-29-2010, 09:14 PM
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I have an older Koetsu Pro-!V (Pro Mk-IV) cartridge - once the top of their line, (Still being manufactured, and sold as the Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum Cartridge) that I bought new in 1994 and still use on a regular basis. (second cantilever). I've been very surprised that like the Energizer Bunny. . . . . .
Anyway, I'm using the Koetsu in a second system and the phono stage is a Mark Levinson No. 25s - also an oldie, but definitely a goody. I also have a Pass X-Ono phono stage that does exceptionally well with the Koetsu cartridge. The Koetsu cartridges are so good that "any old phono stage" will probably do. . . . .  Good Luck
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....  I have a record player and a cd player and some other stuff that sounds pretty good. MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices. DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs . Last edited by AudioNut; 09-29-2010 at 10:45 PM.
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#4
09-29-2010, 10:17 PM
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Anyone here experience it w/ Aestethix phono stage like the Rhea ?
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#5
09-29-2010, 11:12 PM
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Mikey likey...
Stereophile: Aesthetix Rhea phono preamplifier Looks like a great phono stage with an amazing feature set.
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#6
09-30-2010, 04:45 PM
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Mikey likey, but Mikey didn't buy one...
I owned a Rhea and it was not that great. Lots of trouble getting the perfect combinations of low noise tubes. Loved the interface and the fact that it will acommodate 3 turntables. But long term it had issues. Not the first one I'd choose. If you only need one phono input, I'd highly suggest the new AVID Pulsare...
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#7
10-01-2010, 07:14 PM
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Thanks for the advice!
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