I have owned a Sutherland 20/20 phono stage for a little over 2 months now; I play records most nights and on the weekends and I am still amazed and thrilled by the sound of all my vinyl.
The 20/20 is a quite flexible phono stage with regard to both gain, 5 settings from 40db to 64db in 6db steps and in loading also 5 settings as follows: 100,200, 475, 1000, 47,500 ohms. I run my Benz Micro Wood SL cart at 52db and 475 ohms & my vinyl sound far better than I have ever heard.
Even my old abused and hard used vinyl sounds better through the 20/20.
My system is as follows:
TT: Basis 2001 Signature with Basis Vector tone arm and Benz Micro Wood SL Cart.
Amp: Ayre V5X
Preamp: McIntosh C2200 used this phono stage (MM only) with a Benz ACE HO
previously and further in the past with a Grado Reference Master.
New & Current Phono pre-amp: Sutherland 20/20
Speakers: Maggies 3.6R
Cables: Transparent Audio
Good luck and I can add that I doubt that anyone moving up from a roughly $1K phono stage would not be delighted with the 20/20.I spent a lot of time researching phono stages without the ability to hear any of them and I find it hard to believe that any phono stage in the $2K to $2,500 range would beat the 20/20 in sound reproduction quality couple with all the flexibility the 20/20 offers. The professional reviews, they are out there, sold me and as did the flexibility built into the 20/20, which I value a lot. In addition Ron Sutherland, whom I do not know, but wrote to after buying his phono stage and asking a question was most accommodating and helpful. Strong support from the manufacturer is very important to me and this was supplied in abundance by Ron Sutherland himself, impressive.
I hope this helps you.
The 20/20 is a quite flexible phono stage with regard to both gain, 5 settings from 40db to 64db in 6db steps and in loading also 5 settings as follows: 100,200, 475, 1000, 47,500 ohms. I run my Benz Micro Wood SL cart at 52db and 475 ohms & my vinyl sound far better than I have ever heard.
Even my old abused and hard used vinyl sounds better through the 20/20.
My system is as follows:
TT: Basis 2001 Signature with Basis Vector tone arm and Benz Micro Wood SL Cart.
Amp: Ayre V5X
Preamp: McIntosh C2200 used this phono stage (MM only) with a Benz ACE HO
previously and further in the past with a Grado Reference Master.
New & Current Phono pre-amp: Sutherland 20/20
Speakers: Maggies 3.6R
Cables: Transparent Audio
Good luck and I can add that I doubt that anyone moving up from a roughly $1K phono stage would not be delighted with the 20/20.I spent a lot of time researching phono stages without the ability to hear any of them and I find it hard to believe that any phono stage in the $2K to $2,500 range would beat the 20/20 in sound reproduction quality couple with all the flexibility the 20/20 offers. The professional reviews, they are out there, sold me and as did the flexibility built into the 20/20, which I value a lot. In addition Ron Sutherland, whom I do not know, but wrote to after buying his phono stage and asking a question was most accommodating and helpful. Strong support from the manufacturer is very important to me and this was supplied in abundance by Ron Sutherland himself, impressive.
I hope this helps you.