High Value Phono Stages

Speaker effiiency, impedance characteristics, crossover component quality, type of driver being used (electromagnetic vs electrostatic vs ribbon, etc), number of drivers, etc, together determine what amplifier is best.  Then I work backwards from the amplifier to upstream components. One can use all the profundities that the English language provides about an amplifier or any other electronic component, and those won’t paint a picture I can believe in until I hear it for myself in the context of the system and room that served as the reference for the flowery language.

Isn't the Korg B1 an electronic keyboard (piano)?

Each of us is bound to not having experiences by the shackles of avoidance we have attached to ourselves, or otherwise 'contempt prior to investigation'.

Even when the Tree falls in the wood, the noise is generally not heard my nearly everybody, but nearly everybody will strongly suggest there was a noise.

It is OK to believe, especially when somebody shares their experiences had, what is the realistic evaluation is that for another to equally mimic it, is quite unlikely.   

@neonknight - glad it worked out for you.

Happy Spinning!

Asr Basis Exclusive,

I am long tme user; since review in Absolute sound. It is build like Germna

tank as itd brother Emitter II . I call them  ''German artillery''. For me it

is not the question ''ether or '' for the following reasons: ''the hieger the

amplifiction by active MC -pres the higher disdtortions and the advice

to use the lowest for the given cart. Basis strt with 35 dB (At with 4mV)

till 70 dB. Those who like louw output, low impdsnce carts should 

use  3OHm SUT's (35 dB). Those among us who are familiar with Ortofon

MC 2000 with 0,05 mV output should lso be familiar with T 2000 (silver)

SUT made for them. But while still  excelent cart deed not get follower.

probably because of SUT or active' MC euphoria'' (Hi Raul). Till now

that is .Who would beleive that ''the old Lukatschek'' would produce th

younger brother for MC 2000 . In his new series Ebony; BENZ EBONY TR

''TR'' for transformer (0,1 mV, 1 Ohm impedance.) With say, modest 

price in comparison witjh those meant for Russian, Chinese and American

rich. Compere them with ASR Emitter II withj 4 ''transformer'' ( 2 battery)

or Bassis exlusive (40kg) to get the picture. There are no ''wear out parts''

like styli and rubber contraparts for the coils which (hi Lew) work in

accrdance with Newtom III law ( action and reaction) such tha the ''combo''

cantilever/stylus is ''centerred'' despite ''anti-skate''. No skating on the LP

grooves but ''plough'' them (vertical + horizontal). 

@nandric Welcome back from your furlough period.

I hope all is well at Nandric Towers and your time away has brought new pearls into your coffers of experiences.

German Tanks robust in their design or not, do not leave a nice thought in a mind.

'Built like a Brick Outhouse' is another far spread term that is recognisable to describe a robust structure.  

This section of the Forum has been 'blessed' with a Raul disappearing act, and has been as the result. Much Much more 'pleasant' environment for certain poster's. 'Just Saying'.