MUSIC FIRST AUDIO LP 103 LCR PHONO-STAGE REVIEW Music First Audio LP 103 LCR phonostage is the latest phonostage from this well-respected British brand. The price is £7300 plus VAT, and it is made in collaboration with Thorsten Loesch. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
MICHELL AUDIO APOLLO PHONOSTAGE AND MUSE POWER SUPPLY REVIEW Michell Audio Apollo Phonostage and MUSE Power Supply were launched earlier this year at the Bristol Show and cost £3500 for the pair. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
VINIUS VAS 1 STEP UP TRANSFORMER REVIEW Vinius VAS 1 Step Up Transformer is a Step Up Transformer from the same company that makes the excellent TVC-05 preamplifier reviewed here . In one of the first reviews of this product, Stuart plumbs it into the HiFi PiG reference system for a listen.
VIOLECTRIC PPA V790 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW Violectric PPA V790 Phonostage is a well-featured phono preamplifier that offers a solution for those using Moving Magnet or Moving Coil cartridges, those looking for different EQ curves, and, with its multiple inputs, those with more than one tonearm. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
GOLD NOTE PH-5 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The Gold Note PH-5 Phonostage is a sub-£1000 phonostage with an innovative touchscreen, cute styling, different equalisation curves, and is adaptable for various Moving Coil cartridges and Moving Magnet cartridges. Stuart takes a listen.
PRIMALUNA EVO 100 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The PrimaLuna EVO 100 is an all-valve, handmade Phonostage that will cater to users of Moving-Magnet and Moving-Coil cartridges, Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
MUARAH MU-2 MM/MC TUBE PHONO PREAMPLIFIER REVIEW Stuart takes a listen to this interesting tube phono preamplifier from Poland.
GOLD NOTE PH1000 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The Gold Note PH1000 LINE phonostage is the Italian company’s highly configurable PH1000 with the addition of a Class-A line-level preamplifier. As tested it costs £11,276 which is a considerable sum, but is it worth that? Stuart Smith has a listen.
CLASSIC AUDIO SPARTAN 10 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The Classic Audio Spartan 10 is the first product from this UK-based headed up by Michael Fidler. Janine Elliot spins some discs through this £350 moving magnet only phonostage.
QHW AUDIO THE VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW QHW Audio’s THE VINYL phonostage is made in Spain, accepts both moving coil and moving magnet cartridges, and costs a very reasonable €760 plus shipping and relevant taxes. Stuart Smith finds out how it fares for HiFi Pig.
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MUSICAL FIDELITY M3X VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW Musical Fidelity is a well known and well-respected brand that is distributed in the UK. In this review, Stuart Smith takes a listen to their £1200 M3X Vinyl phonostage.
The Hegel V10 is the Norwegian company’s first foray into the land of phono-stages. It costs £1350 and is distributed by Auden Distribution in the UK. Stuart Smith gets into the grooves with it.
Alpha2Delta Audio PS1 phono-stage and PSU1 power supply is handmade in the UK and costs (as tested) £3999. Alan McIntosh takes a listen.
The Audiokultura Iskra 1 phono-stage is from Poland and costs £340. Ian Ringstead takes a listen.
Janine Elliot takes a listen to Electrocompaniet’s £1969 ECP 2 Mkii phono-stage.
The melto2 from Lab12 has different equalisation curves, mono and stereo options, three inputs, balanced outputs and on paper at least looks like an interesting proposition. But does this flexibility come at the expense of great sonics? Stuart Smith finds out when he listens to this €3750 phono-preamplifier.
Janine Elliot has previously reviewed the EAT C Sharp turntable, but now it’s available in a supercharged package with its own phonostage and power supply. The combo is £6494 in the UK, but is it worth the extra lolly?
A valve amp at 1300 Euros sounds like a bit of a bargain. Add to the package an onboard phonostage and DAC and this Italian package starts to look even more attractive. Adam Billingham takes this latin beauty for a spin.
The Devialet Expert 220 Pro is an integrated amplifier, but also a whole lot more to boot. Janine Elliot takes this £6990 French Fancy for a whirl.
Janine Elliot takes a listen the SweetVinyl SugarCube SC-1, a device aimed at removing the clicks and pops from your vinyl collection and costs £1500.
Ian Ringstead checks out the £200 moving coil and moving magnet phono stage from Polish manufacturer TAGA Harmony.
The recent revival in vinyl and explosion of new turntables has spawned an equal number of new phono stages from the bargain basement models to the highly specialised audiophile units costing thousands. Nick Gorham from Longdog Audio noticed that the market was short on quality budget units, so he decided to design one to appeal […]
The Gold Note PH-10 has a host of features including various equalisation curves, nine load impedances, facilities for MM and MC carts and a whole lot more to boot. Janine Elliot takes a listen to what on paper looks almost too good to be true for the £1315.20 asking price.
The vinyl revival refuses to slow and as such more and more turntables are coming to market at the budget end of the spectrum and with more features that will appeal to a younger audience. The Elipson Omega 100 RIAA BT costing a penny shy of £500 comes with a built in phonostage, USB out to digitise […]
From Greece, the Echo Diastasis PH-79 Phono Stage is a dual mono design using E-Core transformers and costs £2760. Janine Elliot gives it a whirl.
At £2500 the AVID Hifi Pellere Phono-stage borrows a lot of its make up from its more expensive sibling costing £4300, but does it cut the right kind of groove? Janine Elliot finds out.
Dominic Marsh and Ian Ringstead take the very well specced £699 Pro-Ject MaiA DS integrated amplifier for a ride and rather enjoy it.
