Vincent PHO 700 Phono Stage

Have not heard the 700 but I did post a 3 way review of the Vincent Pho 8 vs Jasmine LP 2 mkII vs the Pro-ject phono tube box here:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1349194602

The 700 uses the same power supply as the 8 and the one I got had a ground loop hum (the other 2 did not hum in my system). Not sure if it was defective or not.

Did anyone end up getting one? I was planning to pick up a PHO-8, but a 700 just became available locally. I'd love to hear thoughts if anyone has hands-on experience.

I read the reviews of this and based on what I read I think the Jolida JD9 would be much better bang for the buck! The Vincent does not have adjustable loading like the JD9 and it comes with a crappy chinese made 12AU7 tube. Although if the Vincent is easy to modify like the Jolida is than it could be a great performer.

Do some research on Vincent. Claim to be "German Engineered" but really is a front for a Chinese based audio company. I am surprised Audio Advisor sells their stuff.

A few years back there was a row about Vincent using counterfeit Burr Brown chips.

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Why would you be surprised Audio Advisor Carry's their stuff. Most of what they sell is Chinese made gear. I get their catalogue once a month and I rarely see American made gear. If any company would be carrying Vincent it would be them.