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Old 12-27-2016, 02:03 PM
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I`ve actually cut my options down to

Audia Flight
Audio Research
Aesthetix

... and added Esoteric - thanx to j3brows suggestion.
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Based on your praise of the C52 and how much you like it, why not just stick with it for now?
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Old 12-28-2016, 05:37 AM
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... should the above and/or other options not bring a significant gain in quality I probably will stick with it. I`m still finding out... ;-)
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Sounds like fun! I have the C47 so I'll be interested in your findings
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As said, the Whest Three Sig. did not bring any significant improvement when compared to the C52s integrated section - maybe some of the above will though...

When going through the data-sheets I found the gain level of the Audio Research to be very low - as I use a rather quiet EMT MC System the AR will probably also drop out of the List, leaving me with Aesthetix, Audia Flight, Esoteric and the bigger Whest (maybe the Titan) models for now...
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Anyone know what the C52s phono stage gain is?
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Anyone know what the C52s phono stage gain is?
Directly from the McIntosh C52 product page specifications:

PHONO VOLTAGE GAIN
Moving Magnet: 40dB
Moving Coil: 60dB
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Ah - thanx. My Whest went to 72db and I think I had it set at 66db. 60 is actually okay but also necessary for quiet MCs... so that rules out a few further stages for me...
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I prefer my Audia Flight phono stage over my C1100 phono stage. Picture of both shown together. Sorry about the quality of the picture, I took it with my iPhone in low light. The two parts of the Audia Flight are shown at different heights since I have rollerblocks under the unit but since the power supply is thin I can't get anything under it that keeps it balanced.
That's good to know. I'm going to be comparing a recently acquired C500T against the Audia Flight. From your remarks I'm guessing I'll still be keeping the Audia Flight.
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I`m also interested in your experience with the Audia Flight - let us know!
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