Hi all.
So I own a Spectral DMC-6. I put some shots of somebody else's up in American Audiophile's great review of it. I LOVE this preamp. They can be had for about $650-$800 on the used market. Anyway, being the owner of a threshold Dac-1E, and three Threshold S-300's, I am also a huge fan of vintage Threshold gear. So here is my question: I am thinking of buying a threshold Fet-9 (complete preamp with phono included) or a Fet-10 phono (the older, slightly taller version with of phono only, and smaller power supply - about two inches tall) or maybe even a Fet-10E which is the slimmer, newer phono which includes the balanced outputs, and a more robust supply, like my Dac-1E has.
So my question is, has anybody compared or owned any of these preamps, and if so, what are your thoughts about comparing their sonics? I pilfered a bunch of Spectral internal shots off of the internet, and it really looks like the DMC-6 is about the same phono as the DMC-10, and DMC-12. They are very close in the way that they look. The DMC-20, which I ache for, is buried in circuitry, so I couldn't tell much. LOL
I noticed that the one advantage that the Threshold gear has, is you can also adjust the capacitance. Here is the rub on that though: I read that capacitance is only good for moving magnet cartridges, while I thought it would benefit MC carts more. Is that true?
The first shot is the Threshold Fet-9 high level with phono. The second shot is the Spectral DMC-6 series 2 which also has high level with phono.
Let me know what your ears have told you!
Dave
Plenty Threshold experience , the FET9e is a pretty decent pre amp and phono combo, on MM its pretty good , not a fan of the sound on MC carts , in reality all MC are better when used thru and SUT imo ..!
Never Compared one to Spectral ..!
