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Wavestream phono

All,

I talked to Brian at the Analog Room in CA about the Wavestream phono. 62db gain. Tube gain stage. I was told it would work very well with my Urushi. The Wavestream retails for $4500. Sounds like a steal at that price for what you get.

Nothing on the net about it yet. I did read some positive comments on this site. But I want more information.

Can anyone comment? Sound? Build quality? How does it compare to other phono stages like the Aesthetix, Manley, ASR, Lamm?

Thanks
rmaurin

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darkmoebius
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Hi Rmaurin,

I'm sure 4yanx meant AR as in "Analog Room" the dealer in Northern California.

BTW, I was also looking at the used Wavestream phono for sale here right now. no way i can afford it, but I am definitely intrigued.

I have heard Wavestream Kinetic's flagship $36k V-8 monoblock amplifiers driving $40k ESP Concert Grand planar speakers. It was the greatest musical reproduction I have ever heard, period. And I'm strictly a low-powered SET amp/high-eff horn guy. It was made even more impressive by the fact that this happened at an audio, where even the best can sound like crap.
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