A $500 phonostage designed to STAND OUT among the many choices seems like a difficult task.
From the article-
"We tested this against many phonostages that cost $150.00-$24,000.00 within a variety of environments with as many types of equipment as possible. The Pyxi phonostage (named for its size), rose through the ranks and the amount of clarity that was brought to every test was apparent."
So, it isn't far off from a $24K unit?
Think of all the money could be saved for those with $50K+ table setups...
Money saved could be used for the $400 "hot stamper" of Aja, Hotel California and a Diana Krall album!