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This convinced me away from Naim phono cards with a dedicated linear PSU - it was not as dynamic as the Naim cards, but just simply sounded better. I then fitted some RCA clear top 12AU7 valves (£25 value) to replace the Chinese stock items and was in heaven. Until I bought a Croft Micro II, which redefined SQ and will stay with me until I die.
Lots of info on the MS-12B available on the net - if I kept it I would of hacked it to be a phono stage only, as it is it is 1 line input plus RIAA MM phono stage (I used it with a high output MC {DL110}, all good).
£100 with the RCA clear tops, £80 with stock Chines AU7's.
Cheers - I actually got the Yaqin from someone on here, I swapped it for some decent speaker cables. But had been searching for a Glenn pre-amp for years before that...was very happy when I finally got one. Like I said, I don't imagine ever changing my pre again (Glenn's phono stage is sublime!).
Hey Lads.
Richard can I have a look at that if it doesn't suit Ivor ?
I'm wanting to replace a lowly Project phono box.
Apart from the mediocre sound quality of the Project, there's a serious
hum. Rega tone arm-project phone-SET amp = nasty hum that I can't resolve.
Maybe the Yaqin would be better ?
"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking" - Henry Ford
Gerry D wrote:Hey Lads.
Richard can I have a look at that if it doesn't suit Ivor ?
I was going to let Richard know that I'll be trying the Einstein in Kronosav next week some time as well and that could be a very serious contender. Another price bracket too but if it's as good as 'they' say I might bite.
Of course if I do go for the Yaqin there will be a Tom Evans UGroove for sale!
