Ugraditus is calling....again. Phono stage?

amgradmd,

Thanks for the update.  Makes me wish I would've held out a little longer so I could have tried the PSU-10.

I also did test the NPC and PH-10 side by side, and in my system, the PS Audio outperformed the PH10 with just about everything I threw at it.  I don't use the ADC, just the phono stage.  Just my opinion of course, and my choice of music.

I'm sure the PH10 and PSU-10 combo sounds fantastic though, as I did love the PH10 when I was using it.  You can find the NPC used for under $700 now, and in my case it was a no-brainer since I was trying to fund other items.

I'm glad the NPC works for you. It's a great unit for the price, especially at $700. The PH-10 and the NPC are two of the most versatile units out there, for sure. I found the noise floor, dynamics, and the transparency a little better with the PH-10, but, like you said, that's in my system, not yours. Also, I run the Gold Note Mediterraneo which came with the Gold Note Donatello Gold MC cart at 0.4 mV. So there might be some synergy at play. Who knows?

As an aside, I don't think anyone is surprised at how good the Mediterraneo is, but I am absolutely floored at how good the Donatello Gold is for $1k. So is my supreme audiophile snob buddy who was very skeptical of the Donatello. I think it slightly outperforms my Soundsmith MIMC Star at half the price. And that's a phenomenal cart! Just so you know, I am also a big PS Audio fan and have their P10 power regenerator, their Directstream DAC, and their amazing Stellar M700 monoblocks (and I mean really really amazing) .So I love me some PS Audio, too! I've heard heard PS Audio is working on a Stellar phono preamp in addition to a BHK phono preamp. I'd expect the Stellar to be solid state with at price of around $1-1.5k and the BHK to be tubed with a $5-6k price tag. They have been working on the BHK for quite some time, I hear. I expect the BHK to be a statement piece and the Stellar to be amazing value. 

Ok, i just ordered the Gold Note PH-10 directly from Italy, the price was so much nicer without VAT as i am not in EU, hope to get it next month. The color is black. It would be nice to have phono preamp with two independent phono inputs, i'm looking forward to check it.  

@chakster who did you order your PH-10 from and can we ask what the price was? I paid $1295 NIB which I thought was very good. I also heard that GoldNote will be raising the price of the PH-10 by end of summer. :-( 

$1295?
New? Here in the USA?
Darn that is CHEAP!
I paid $1595..... grrrr…...