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Re: Best phono stage ever?

I'm using the Artemis Labs PH-1 which is an all tubed unit - no step up transformers - and gives you 50-52db of gain. I absolutely love this phonostage. It's dynamic, has excellent frequency extension at both ends, full of harmonic information, but I would not call it colored. It doesn't sound thin or bleached, but also not carmelized either. To my ears, it sounds right. I listen to alot of live acoustical music (classical, combo jazz, and big band swing)and it sounds alot like that. It does not sound hi-fi. I would not be afraid of using it with the Koetsu's. I use it with a wood body benz with an output of .9mv but am told by the designer that you can go as low as .4mv. I also have an all tubed system with First Sound Presence Audio line stage and single ended triode 845 power amp and must say to MY ears that I just love it. Also, it's only $3,000 which is quite a bit less expensive than alot of the other options out there. Worth a listen....which I believe is what you ultimately need to do with any of the suggestions given to you to see if it fits in with your current system. That's part of all the fun.

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