Gold Note PH-1000 Best Phono Preamp?

He spoke to specific engineers who were personally involved in setting up the most commonly used Neumann lathe. There was complete agreement among them. When I was a kid in the 50s, my parents had a H-K receiver that offered a choice of 2 or 3 equalization curves, plus RIAA. But that was all mono. Fremer does intimate that the conversation to stereo brought in the particular Neumann that was standardized to RIAA. It’s certainly logical that a mono LP might benefit from some esoteric equalization curve. Also, there’s no accounting for listener taste. If you get a charge out of playing with equalization, the PH1000 is certainly a way to be able to do it.

@lewm , I certainly don't even when I play old 78s. Even though I have the capability to use any EQ curve ever made I never leave RIAA. That capability is totally lost on me. It is not on the shopping list.

The FM Acoustic variable equalization offers infinite variety of choices.  Basically, one picks the turnover frequency on the curve and can choose any slope of that curve.  I know that I would simply set both dials at RIAA and not bother, but, those that like to fiddle would be in heaven with something like this (I would be in heaven just to be able to afford something from FM Acoustics).

Notice the OP never came back to his own thread. That should tell you all you need to know….

No post from him or video since the end of 2021.  Anybody know if he is OK?

Robert