Dear all,
I am in the process of acquiring a new phono stage and I have pinned down my decision around Allnic. I have positive experience with the brand, like their philosophy, sound and flexibility of their phono stages. Model H 7000 would be a logical economical decision but I cannot decide whether it makes sense to go for H 8000. I already own DHT line preamp but after looking at the specs, reading forums and talking to one owner of H 5000 I have following dilemmas with H 8000:
I do not have possibility to try out H8000. Therefore I would appreciate if our fellow members who have experienced those phono preamps would share their thoughts about my dilemmas.
Also, I would also like to know what was the next phono stage upgrade in case somebody sold his/her H5000/H8000.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
I am in the process of acquiring a new phono stage and I have pinned down my decision around Allnic. I have positive experience with the brand, like their philosophy, sound and flexibility of their phono stages. Model H 7000 would be a logical economical decision but I cannot decide whether it makes sense to go for H 8000. I already own DHT line preamp but after looking at the specs, reading forums and talking to one owner of H 5000 I have following dilemmas with H 8000:
- it can be noisy and tubes can be microphonic; is it design or tube related? How “bad” is it?
- looking at the specs it is linear only down to 30hz; does it have a strong, solid bass foundation which is in my opinion very important to have near life music experience? Does H7000 have better bass (it goes down linear to 20hz)?
- tube life - since it has very unique tubes it can be problematic to buy them in the long future; how frequent do you have to change the tubes?
- It is very expensive; is it worth?
- what do you gain compared to H7000?
I do not have possibility to try out H8000. Therefore I would appreciate if our fellow members who have experienced those phono preamps would share their thoughts about my dilemmas.
Also, I would also like to know what was the next phono stage upgrade in case somebody sold his/her H5000/H8000.
Thanks for sharing your experience.