The Ypsilon stuff is the best I have ever heard, the phono pre the linestage and the stepups represent a wide degree of seperation from the rest of the crowd.
Black blackgrounds, tremendous speed, linearity and balance, coupled with tremendous levels of separation and refinement.
Throw massive orchestral movements at it and they just resolve everything with such finesse and grace it leaves you startled. Scary good.
I do not own any Ypsilon gear as it is above my pay grade, but if I could afford it I would. I am fortunate that I have a friend who does own this gear and I get to hear it compared to lots of other gear. It is truly light years ahead of everything else. Because of that it comes with a hefty price tag. Unfortunately. As of this date it just may be the best preamp. If there is such a thing as "best".
