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Looking for a new phono stage I have questions

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    Posted: 24 Jul 2024 at 1:26pm
Hi All, I am a new member specifically looking for a new phone stage.

I am interested in the GS Reflex C and likely to try one via the loan service.

I see you need to select 100 or 1000 ohm load impedance and I am unsure which is needed in my case. I will use the reflex with a Hana SL MC cartridge the specs suggest that the 1000 ohm version is correct but it is hard to marry up the specs. Hana specs say load impedance >400 ohms but I do not know if this is the same as the input impedance that GS state. Any suggestions?

My current phono stage is a Naim Stageline but it is starting to get a bit noisy and needs looking at to bring it back to spec. It sounds good through my Naim amp but I am taking this as an opportunity to see if I can do better.


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>400 ohms = greater than 400 ohms
1000 ohms is greater than 400 ohms. so that would be your choice.
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Thanks, I thought that was the case but does Hana's Load impedance = GS input impedance i.e. are they measuring the same thing?

I read on another topic on this forum that the 100 ohm version is OK for over 90% of MC cartridges and I did not think the Hana was that unusual.


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I had a chat with JohnC earlier, and he reckons it'll sound fine with the lower value too.
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Adding to the sound advice above I have a Hana SL and use it on 500 ohms. I switched to 100 ohms which also sounded good as Chris and John said.
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There is an extensive thread about LOMC loading on another forum https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/mc-loading-myth.1189997/

The gist of it is that the all the complication that's grown around running MCs is largely needless


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Thanks for all the replies.

Another question.

As I said above my curreny phono stage is a Naim Stageline and amplification is also Naim. I power the Stageline from a Naim outboard power supply (Flatcap XS) like the GS Reflex C it runs on 24v.  So I am wondering if it would be possible to power the GS REflex C from the Naim power source with an appropriate power adapter cable?  

I am OK with using the supplied power source but it could be worth a try to see what if it does anything for sound quality and it would mean one less plug to find a socket for.
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