ModWright Phono


Hi all

I happen to come across this phono stage and the dealer asked me to have a listen to see if I liked it. So I took it back, plugged in the tubes, cables and powered up the unit.

I don't want to go into details yet as its still literally fresh out of the box, but I was just wondering how many have heard it and what was your impressions of the unit?
cmk

Showing 2 responses by kevinmcd

I have a Modwright phono stage that was recommended by a dealer who handles very expensive stuff. It is an interesting component - having a natural sound, very big soundstage, and has a fast, dynamic presentation (it has lots of balls). I have not compared it to many, but did do a direct comparison to a 47 labs phonocube. The phonocube is very good as well, but the Modwright gives a bigger, more forward presentation, which works well in my system. It is very important to try to find a NOS Mullard 5AR4 though, as this switch made a huge improvement in tightening things up, faster transients, improved detail. I understand that the unit does take a long time to break in, since he uses teflon caps. My better recorded LP's sound stunning.
CMK, I would be curious to hear your impressions and what you have compared it to. Myself, I am just getting into vinyl so I do not have a lot of experience with many phono stages. I am dying to try it against an Audio Research reference.
So Cmk, looks like you ended up buying it. I agree with Jamnperry, that the unit gets better the longer it is on.
Jamnperry, have you tried any tube rolling?
I was surprised at how much better the unit sounded after I put in the NOS Mullard. I highly recommend you try one if you can.
I also noticed that the unit has a wider, bigger soundstage when used in the high gain mc selection. Although my preamp has a lot of gain and I could go with it in the mm mode, there is a difference in the presentation between the two.