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BackinBlack
Senior Member Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Hinton, N'hants Status: Offline Points: 2020 |
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Posted: 07 May 2020 at 2:07pm |
Agreed on the specs, with Graham what you see is what you get. The acid test is listening though, specs only tell a part of the story. It's necessary to know sensitivities, etc to understand that it will match your other equipment.
My first GS phono was a Fanfare and what a surprise that was, groove noise, pops and clicks magically disappeared into the background and instruments I'd not heard clearly before were placed precisely within the expansive soundstage. A whole new experience that the specs hadn't given me a clue about! The recommendations on this forum were what brought me to purchase my first of Grahams products and I would hope that my contributions over the years have helped others discover how good they are. And just where else do you get the chance to listen in your own home for a week or so at only the cost of the postage. Ian
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Just listen, if it sounds good to you, enjoy it.
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patientot
Senior Member Joined: 28 Nov 2018 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 1525 |
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The page for each model should have full specs. For example: One thing to keep in mind is that sometimes specs like S/N are listed as unweighted specs in these listings. For example, the Reflex M says noise is -68dB. That's an unweighted spec. The A-weighted spec is more like -78dB. Most companies never list the unweighted spec. The other thing is that some manufacturers do not adequately test their products under real world conditions or they play games with specs. That doesn't happen with GS products. Before I had the Reflex I had a few different phono preamps from other brands. One of them claimed an 82dB+ S/N ratio. Yet it practice it was quite noisy and the unit was susceptible to RFI/EMI. I had to get rid of it for that reason.
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SL-1200 MK7 (modified) + Reflex M + PSU-1 used with AT150-40ML, AT VM95ML, Stanton 680mkII + Ogura, and Shure M35X cartridges.
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BackinBlack
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I take it that you've looked here: https://www.hifisystemcomponents.com/phono-preamps/
There's some interesting reading in Graham's Blog, just click the link at the top of the page. Happy Reading and listening when you get your loan phono. Ian
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Just listen, if it sounds good to you, enjoy it.
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Bazzaah
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Thanks for the replies!
I'll get on the loan programme. Is there a way i can look at specifications and get an idea about performance? |
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Blade
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thanks Tony - Im aware of the burn in. Im not making any conclusions yet !
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L*nn Sondek LP12, AT VM750SH MM, Graham Slee Reflex M with PSU1 , Musical Fidelity M5SI, Dynaudio Special 40
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tg [RIP]
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Glenn, if your G2SE is brand new, it may take another couple of weeks of power on time before you can fully appreciate what it has to offer; so try not to allow yourself to make too quick a judgement. For the OP, the loan program is the way to find which is best for you. Like another poster earlier, I too went from a NAD built in stage to the Era Gold V. I doubt you will be disappointed whichever you choose. |
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patientot
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I would recommend the loan program to figure out what model is best for you. Maybe pick one that is within your budget and then the next model up that is a little bit of a stretch and see how you like both. Good luck.
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SL-1200 MK7 (modified) + Reflex M + PSU-1 used with AT150-40ML, AT VM95ML, Stanton 680mkII + Ogura, and Shure M35X cartridges.
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