Improvement on musical fidelity ms5i phone stage

seangoodman

Registered
Thread Starter
Joined
Feb 2, 2021
Messages
13
More  
Main Amp
musical fidelity ms5i
Computer Audio
Roon
DAC
can v2
Front Speakers
dali opticon 8
currenlty using a musical fidelity Ms5i amp, turnable is antechnics 1210 mk2 with denon dl110 high output mc cartridge fed straight into the amps internal phono stage.

i am toying with the idea of maybe going the external phono stage route and would be interested to hear some opinions about what one would need to spend to improve upon the stage internal to the amp.

would probably keep the denon dl110 as until now its the best sounding cartridge i have had albeit a bit on the quiet side going into a mm stage.

and recommendations regarding if this is a worthwhile idea and if it would make a big quality difference would be great to hear
 

ddude003

AV Addict
Joined
Aug 13, 2017
Messages
1,403
Location
Somewhere Northeast of Kansas City Missouri
More  
Preamp, Processor or Receiver
PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium TubePre (2 channel+sub)
Main Amp
McIntosh MC152 SS Amp (2 channel)
Additional Amp
Yamaha RX-A850 Pro (the other 5 channels lol)
Computer Audio
MacBook Pro, Custom i7 7700k De-lid 2xAsus1080ti GFX Audirvana Studio, Hang Loose Convolver, Pulsar Massive & 8200, LiquidSonics, SoX
DAC
Chord Electronics Ltd. Qutest
Universal / Blu-ray / CD Player
Sony UBP-X700 /M Ultra HD 4K HDR & PS5
Front Speakers
Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL
Center Channel Speaker
Martin Logan Motion C2
Surround Speakers
Martin Logan Motion 4
Surround Back Speakers
Martin Logan Motion 4 (yes, another set of these)
Subwoofers
Martin Logan Dynamo 700
Other Speakers or Equipment
Cifte 12AU7 NOS & Genalex Gold Lion Tubes in Pre
Video Display Device
Samsung The Premiere LSP7T UST Laser Projector
Screen
Elite Screens Aeon CLR3 0.8 Gain 103-inch
Remote Control
PrimaLuna, Lumin iApp, Samsung & Yamaha
Streaming Equipment
Netgear Nighthawk S8000 Streaming Switch, Lumin U1 Mini Streamer Transport
Streaming Subscriptions
QoBuz Studio Premier, Amazon Prime & Netflix
Other Equipment
ThrowRug, SaddleBlankets, WideBand & Bass Traps...
Is it a worthwhile idea? Sure... I would look at tube phono stages in the $1,500 to $2,500 range... Maybe a Manley Chinook... Or even a tube Preamp with a nice phono stage... It all depends on your taste in sound...

Wondering how much of a difference that external DAC made from the internal one in the Ms5i Integrated...
 

seangoodman

Registered
Thread Starter
Joined
Feb 2, 2021
Messages
13
More  
Main Amp
musical fidelity ms5i
Computer Audio
Roon
DAC
can v2
Front Speakers
dali opticon 8
Am leaning towards a project phon box rs at the moment, seem to be well reviewed and lots of feautures
 
Top Bottom