Greetings all,
Archie, thank you for the comment and suggestion...
It just gave me this crazy idea about a pre-amp "solution".
The thing is, I know myself, if I jump into the phono amp rabbit hole I will try to purchase "the best I can".
With all the gears I am buying at the moment that would not be very much I might actually go and buy a $100 phono amp "in the mean time" and never really be happy with it.
BUT
I have here in my hands a Quad 33 pre-amp.
(
https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/quad/33.shtml)
How much of a HiFi sacrilege would it be to use that in front of the TT "for the time being"? Even perhaps throwing $100 in upgrades at the Q33.
(I have a complete Quad system that is going to a different room and the Q33 would go back there later-on, so would be happy for the upgrade).
Or would I still be better with a modern $100.00 phono amp?
Next upgrade being likely in 12-18 months, in order for some time to replenish the HiFi kitty. while other projects are tugging at my bank account.
Cheers,
a.
"What drawn me to HiFi is the inconvenience and the extravagant costs."