I've never had one in my room, but what I've heard at shows, suggests it is the Ypsilon VPS 100 with their MC20 stepup transformer. If I could afford it, I'd have it.
I have heard it and in fact I have the step-up tranny.
This is a amazing phono pre. It is fast and nuanced but still has soul. I have heard this in two completely different systems (same phono pre) and it did nothing but great things. The Ypsilon gets my vote. If only I could afford it.
The amount of separation between instruments, the dynamics and the speed with which it replicates the sounds breaths new life into recordings. The increased depth and width of the soundstage is mesmerizing and it is really something special to listen to. It can be less than forgiving however for a recording that steps too far outside the bounds. It won't smooth that over.
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