Post by firebottle on May 12, 2022 8:40:28 GMT
OK this is a bit of a rant.
Just came across another valve phono stage, the Andros PS1 Phonostage.
Oh this could be interesting, design engineer George Counnas grew up in Great Britain where as a young man he designed vacuum-tube circuits and worked for DECCA Navigator, one of Britain’s largest electronics companies, as part of a research and development team designing airborne navigational systems for the Royal Air Force.
That's where the excitement ends, for me anyway. It's just another 4 x ECC83/12AX7 passive equalisation valve phono stage with SUT's for the MC input.
OK the reviews are good,
' It’s one of the loveliest-sounding electronic components I’ve ever had the pleasure of reviewing. Almost miraculously, it seems to exhibit virtually no discernable electro-mechanical artifacts. Its sound is unbelievably smooth and velvety; harmonically rich, full, and vividly textured; marvellously rounded, tactile, and dimensional, with great body and solidity; and completely natural in its musicality and freedom from any of the usual sonic hype, audiophile style.'
Gee whizz...
Wtf are ' electro-mechanical artifacts'?
Why aren't there more valve phono stages with a bit of innovation to them? So many ECC83/Passive/SUT designs, that frankly aren't up there with the best, even though the newest version of the Andros is nearly $5000.
Also why do manufacturers use the PS1 designation, it's so boring.
Just came across another valve phono stage, the Andros PS1 Phonostage.
Oh this could be interesting, design engineer George Counnas grew up in Great Britain where as a young man he designed vacuum-tube circuits and worked for DECCA Navigator, one of Britain’s largest electronics companies, as part of a research and development team designing airborne navigational systems for the Royal Air Force.
That's where the excitement ends, for me anyway. It's just another 4 x ECC83/12AX7 passive equalisation valve phono stage with SUT's for the MC input.
OK the reviews are good,
' It’s one of the loveliest-sounding electronic components I’ve ever had the pleasure of reviewing. Almost miraculously, it seems to exhibit virtually no discernable electro-mechanical artifacts. Its sound is unbelievably smooth and velvety; harmonically rich, full, and vividly textured; marvellously rounded, tactile, and dimensional, with great body and solidity; and completely natural in its musicality and freedom from any of the usual sonic hype, audiophile style.'
Gee whizz...
Wtf are ' electro-mechanical artifacts'?
Why aren't there more valve phono stages with a bit of innovation to them? So many ECC83/Passive/SUT designs, that frankly aren't up there with the best, even though the newest version of the Andros is nearly $5000.
Also why do manufacturers use the PS1 designation, it's so boring.
