New phono stage from SOTA


SOTA will soon be releasing a new phono stage that they debuted at CAF. I’ve gotten to know the designer who lives about 5 miles away and am currently using one of his prototypes that's been installed for about 9 months. My other equipment  - Miyjami Shilabe cartridge, VPI TNT turntable w/ ET 2.5 arm, Muse preamp, Son of Ampzilla MK II amp,  Audio Artistry Vivaldi speakers, HSU subwoofers.  I've owned three other dedicated other phono stages over the last 30 years, one retailing for over $3,000, and this unit far surpasses those. I have no financial interest, just thrilled with this piece and wanted to pass this along.  Looking forward to what the reviewers have to say. https://sotaturntables.com/company-news/sota-pyxi-phonostage/

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Dear @dogberry  :  " is hopeful, at best ".

Well in the link posted  ( the first one. ) those gentlemans came from CalTech, MIT and AES, so are not ametaurs but gentlemans with high knowledge levels and try to explain as better they can:

 

" From the fact that changes in subjects' EEGs "persist in the absence of high frequency stimulation," Oohashi and his colleagues infer that in audio comparisons, a substantial silent period is required between successive samples to avoid the second evaluation's being corrupted by "hangover" of reaction to the first. The preprint gives photos of EEG results for only three of sixteen subjects. I hope that more will be published ".

At the end is that exist lower than we can think knowledge levels by scientist of the overall human being TRUE " operation " whole body and specially this high frequency main subject because who cares about when it's enough that " somebody " says: " inaudible " and that's it. Rigth?

R.

@rauliruegas 

winning or losing has nothing to do with it Raul. This is a conversation trying to determine the way things work on a rational basis. We are forced into making assumptions about certain things. That humans can sense sound by mechanisms other than the normal auditory pathways is not in doubt. That it affects the way we listen is obvious. Some crazy fools like me surround themselves in subwoofers powered by huge amplifiers just so we can have that effect. Given the variability of human traits and associated issues like a hearing deficit. We vary in our ability to do this and at what frequency. Certainly the visceral sensation of music adds to our enjoyment. There is audible, by whatever means and inaudible. It is hard to know what you are missing.

@wynpalmer4 

Now stick the Pyxi in the Acrux box and send both the Pyxi and the Acrux Pyxi to a reviewer of high astute. 😈

And, will you please get on Christan and Donna. They are supposed to be designing a tonearm.