Jeff Rowland Concerto Pre + Phono option


has anybody experienced this particular unit? How is the phono option? How does it compete against Ayre K-5X Evolution or Aesthetix Janus / Hovland HP-100 ?
frankpiet

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I do not have a Concerto, but do have the Coherence II in my main system. It replaced a Hovland, which it trounced in all ways except for midrange bloom (the Hovland is more colored). The Hovland was also noisy due to its unshielded outputs.

I do not know how the Concerto compares to a Coherence II, but my guess is that it has a similar sound (neutral-ish), with the Coherence being more refined.

Hope this helps.