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Post by SteveH on Feb 5, 2019 20:12:41 GMT -5
I recently purchased an RMC-1 and I have a circa 1979 Hitachi HT-324 turntable with a new stylus that works just fine. Should I purchase the $200 XPS-1 preamp for my turntable or break down and purchase a new $400 turntable that already has a preamp in it? Anyone using the Emotiva XPS-1 High-Performance Phono Preamplifier?
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Post by decibel116 on Feb 6, 2019 0:07:16 GMT -5
If you can wait a till the new Technics SL-1500C hits the streets, that would be the ticket. Otherwise, yes the preamp thing.
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Post by adaboy on Feb 6, 2019 1:08:37 GMT -5
I recently purchased an RMC-1 and I have a circa 1979 Hitachi HT-324 turntable with a new stylus that works just fine. Should I purchase the $200 XPS-1 preamp for my turntable or break down and purchase a new $400 turntable that already has a preamp in it? Anyone using the Emotiva XPS-1 High-Performance Phono Preamplifier? Yes, the XPS-1 sounds very good and you'd habe to spend some coin to beat it. I like it better than the schiit mani (also good) , and my upgraded Jolida JD9 sounds better but not by much. |
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Post by donh50 on Feb 6, 2019 9:53:05 GMT -5
If you end up sticking with LPs you'll probably upgrade TTs and are not likely to have a built-in preamp. I'd get the XPS-1. - Don
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Post by SteveH on Feb 7, 2019 16:32:30 GMT -5
Thank you for the input. My vinyl collection is very old and the SL-1500C is a bit pricey, so for now, the XPS-1 it is, thanks.
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