I appreciate the continued interest in the topic. Many great ideas and perspectives. Having done some additional research, I am intrigued by the Greek-designed Lab12 Melto2 tube phono stage. The circuit design/PCB layout and accompanying components appear impressive. If anyone has experience using this equipment, please share your thoughts. There have been many resales over the past year - not sure if that denotes a pattern/trend or simply individuals testing new products and moving on to other priorities.
Mainstream Phono Stages Incorporating Premium Branded PCB Parts - Do They Exist?
Outside of Audio Note Kits (ANK), are there any mainstream phono stages (tube or solid state) $5,000/under that incorporate premium branded PCB parts, i.e. Mundorf, Dueland, Tantalum resistors, etc.? There seems to be an abundance of great phono stages available (some with premium pricing) but I haven't found any that include premium branded capacitors, resistors, etc. Maybe I'm old school, but if you're going to charge premium prices for equipment, it should include premium branded parts in the circuit design. Thoughts?
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