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The best phono stage out there?

I have recently purchased a basis turntable and was wondering what analog lovers think is the very best phono stage they have heard . I currently use the Sutherland PhD and like it very much but have not really had an opportunity to audition other great phono stages. The cartridge I intend to use is the Dynavector XV-1S .
Thanking you for your opinions

Ecka (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-22-09

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01-22-09 How much do you want to spend? the "best" doesn't ... Dan_ed

01-22-09 You are going to get 6 thousand different phono amps to read ... Glory

01-22-09 I guess, there is no "best" out there. one prefers ... Thomasheisig

01-22-09 The aesthetix io signature or the io eclipse are two additio ... Rushton

01-22-09 You really should list what your budget is. by saying the b ... Kurt_tank

01-22-09 Ecka, at best, you will be able to compile a list of candid ... Larryi

01-22-09 I'm no expert, but the sutherland phd is probably quieter th ... Vladimir

01-22-09 There is no "very best" commercial preamp as other ... Salectric

01-22-09 In my 40 plus years of listening i have heard many that i co ... Goldeneraguy

01-22-09 A special mention about the new whest audio 30rdt Curio

01-22-09 These "what's the best..." threads are tiresome. Tvad

01-22-09 Well the best might be the whest reference it just conveys m ... Johnjc

01-22-09 The boulder 2008 is probaly the best i've heard, but at $33, ... Thsalmon

01-22-09 The best is the one you like the best, the question is how t ... Stanwal

01-22-09 The word 'best' exists for a reason. in the audio world thou ... Atmasphere

01-22-09 The best i have listen to is the boulder 2008. i could not a ... Hevac1

01-22-09 Imho the best of anything is not necessarily the most expens ... Tobias

01-22-09 Don't know about the best but the allnic h-3000 phono stage ... Genesis168

01-22-09 I really do appreciate all the replies. for the replies that ... Ecka

01-22-09 Hello ecka, i've noted, and if others as well read carefully ... Markd51

01-22-09 Markd51, thanks for your comments. i currently use the audio ... Ecka

01-22-09 Perhaps everyone should be required to read atmosphere's pos ... Oem

01-22-09 The best phono preamp i've heard: solid state: fm acoustics ... Bikerduud

01-22-09 Salectric has it right. the "best" phono stage can ... 80stech

01-22-09 Ecka , i have a audion note /kondo step-up & i use it with m ... Honda

01-22-09 Well, i owned the phd, the manley steelhead w/ a mcintosh c ... Tjnif

01-22-09 I have owned various phono stages ss and tubes. the best i ... Audio999

01-22-09 Hi, my other cartridge on the second arm is the audio note i ... Genesis168

01-22-09 Ecka, i am currently using the low output (.24mv) zyx airy 3 ... Markd51

01-22-09 A great product in your price range, maybe one of best in th ... Gerrym5

01-23-09: Fap
G'day all. As an avid DIYer, at least for MM's I never tire of my Elliott Sound Products P06 phono stage.

It is designed for MM's, but is quite suitable for MC's via an SUT. I love the P06 for it's quietness, sonic 'definition', effortless high frequency clarity and realistic bass end. A top phono preamp, in my humble opinion. Regards, Fap.
Fap (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-23-09 I heard the allnic h1500 twice in two seperate systems both ... Johnjc

01-23-09 Dunno, my allnic phonos shred, rip, grind, sting and bump wi ... Cjfrbw

01-24-09 For me it seemed to happen with music that had real drive li ... Johnjc

01-24-09 Loads to choose from. how about tron, ear, arc ref, sutherla ... Topoxforddoc

01-24-09 I found the aqvox to be an exceptional phono stage. it is so ... Hford653

01-24-09 "for me it seemed to happen with music that had real dr ... Cjfrbw

01-25-09 Cjfrbw i am happy that you have not encountered the same is ... Johnjc

01-25-09 Johnjc, i am sure you heard what you heard when you heard i ... Cjfrbw

01-25-09 I heard the audio valve sunilda this weekend and it's quite ... Audiofeil

01-25-09 In regards to battery powered phono stages, i would be grate ... Ecka

01-26-09 Noise floor is not the final word in phono stages by any mea ... Atmasphere

01-27-09 Atmasphere, that is a very good point. to be honest, i was n ... Ecka

01-27-09 Ecka, i have owned my sutherland phd for a good two years no ... Markd51

01-27-09 To a degree the stylus profile will affect the level of audi ... Essentialaudio

01-27-09 Hi ecka, active phono eq works inside a feedback network in ... Atmasphere

01-27-09 The best phono stage out there? is the one that has you lis ... Stiltskin

01-27-09 Ralph's assertions are not entirely correct. while there may ... Jcarr

01-28-09 Jcarr, while i agree with most of what you have said, and i ... Atmasphere

01-28-09 Ralph, of course i was including state-of-the-art, award-win ... Jcarr

01-29-09 Jcarr , we certainly agree about that! there are so many thi ... Atmasphere

01-29-09 Audio tekne tea-2000. Yjk

01-31-09 The phono stage in the dartzeel preamp bested everything i'v ... Snook2

02-01-09 I agree with atmasphere's posts. some phono stages (mostly t ... Casouza

02-01-09 I had the pleasure to hear the new k&k audio phono stage. w ... Jtwrace

02-05-09 tw acustic phono stage is certainly a sweet, extended holo ... Downunder

02-11-09 Ecka. battery povered phono-stage. btw the question as state ... Nandric

02-11-09 Ecka battery povered phono-stage. i forget to mention that t ... Nandric

03-19-09 I have had an allnic 1500 for awhile now. i've not had a rea ... Gersimon