Anyone own or have any opinions on the Rotel RQ-970? I'm thinking about getting into Vinyl and will need a Phono Pre-Amp to hook up to my RSX-1057 and right now it is between the RQ-970 and the Pro-Ject Phono Box.
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I'm not a phono guy, but from what I heard the 970 is a decent preamp, but better can be had for the money.
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Thanks, I think I'm going to go for the PRO-JECT PHONO BOX Mk2 instead
Originally posted by Kevin DComment
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Hi there,
I own a pro-ject phono box as well as a pro-ject 1.2 with ortofon X1-MC.
The phono box is a good pre-amp, but I am sure the 970 is a better choice. It has a better power supply and is less noisy. The Phonobox SE is on par with the Rotel, the Tube box even better. The warm tube sound is lovely and does tame down some of the more harsh cartridges.
But it all depends on you record player and the cartridge.Marantz AV8802, Marantz UD8002, Rotel RB-991 and RB985mkii, Rotel RD960
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The Phono Box SE and Pro-ject Tube box are a little more than I want to spend. I have been leaning towards the Pro-Ject Debut III or Rega P1 for the turntable but may splurge and go for the Music Hall MMF-5 with the Goldring G1012 cartridge.Originally posted by eelco74Comment
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An owner's POV
I had two RQ-970BX and I still have what was left from one. It has been deeply modified, but the main components have been kept. The RIAA equalization has been modified (http://www.vacuumstate.com/various/SP-15_Article.pdf), the MM/MC switch has been suppressed (it is MC only now), the 100 Ohms resistance have been suppressed, a power regulation transistor has been moved away from the RCA plugs, and many more. Actually, it will receive more accurate components one of these days.
About the standard RQ-970BX, I have no overall complains about its MM performance, but in MC mode the 100 Ohms resistance just kills the sound. Removing it changes everything, and makes it sound much better.
As most Rotel gear, the RQ-970BX is largely underrated. It is much better than most available phono stages, even beating lots of high-end stuff. This is, of course, only my personal opinion.
L8tr,
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I have a JC2 preamp. Any news on when the John Curl designed phono pre-amp will be coming out?
I currently have an Audio Research SP11 Mk2 pre-amp. Can I use the phono section of that pre and feed the output to the JC2? Is it possible to take the feed from the tape monitor out to bypass... -
I am looking for a phono stage to go with my rsx-1055.
I thought about buying a used RC-8xx or RC-9xx preamp with a phono stage instead of a new RQ-970. The RC's can be bought at a much lower price than the RQ and they include headphone output as well.
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A friend sold me his turntable (Project-rpm4) after upgrading to a much better setup. My amp doesn't have a phono section, so I bought a new Rotel RQ-970. Pushed the button to MC, plugged the ins and outs, and set it up to AUX. Was I surprized how well it sounded, for a $200 phono pre amp, this unit... -
Parasound has introduced an improved version of the highly regarded JC3 phono preamplifier, the John Curl designed JC3+.
Press Release:
Parasound Introduces the Halo JC 3+ phono preamp — An improved JC 3 from legendary Vendetta designer, John Curl.
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http://www.gspr.com/parasound/jc3.html
Just released. Good news for all of us. I'm still waiting on some other things that should be out about now, like the ZCD. Keep it up, Parasound! It's too bad that I don't use vinyl myself.
Full size pics at the website.
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