I have listened to the Nighthawk with a number of cartridges and it has performed very well in my system. It has a large presentation that never gets restricted in size during symphonic crescendos. I would describe it to have a full rich sound, not colored but on the full side of neutral. It has worked well in evaluating a number of NOS MM cartridges on my Black Widow tonearm. If I did not know it was an opamp based unit I would swear I was listening to tube unit with a stiff power supply behind it.
Ray Samuels F117 Nighthawk vs. PS Audio GCPH
I had my mind set to purchase the PS Audio GCPH as my first phono to get back into analog. I have a Technics D202 TT, Mccormack DNA-1 amp and Herron VTSP 1A line stage.
The 6mooons review on the nighthawk is stellar and seems to have the same versitality as the GCPH. I am a little hesistant because the nighthawk is battery powered. Ray makes a XR2 electric powerd unit which is slightly higher than budget (1k)..
Are there others to consider in this price point? Sutherland ph3????????
The 6mooons review on the nighthawk is stellar and seems to have the same versitality as the GCPH. I am a little hesistant because the nighthawk is battery powered. Ray makes a XR2 electric powerd unit which is slightly higher than budget (1k)..
Are there others to consider in this price point? Sutherland ph3????????