Any experience with the Audio Research PH7?

Just put 50 hrs on mine and getting better.Have used the Ref phono which was no slouch but the new ph7 is quite a bit better in terms of overall resolution.It only has 57.5 db of gain so your cartridge output should be high enough to handle this baby.IMHO Audio Research has set a new standard in phono stage performance.

I think the relative lack of gain and having only one set of inputs limits the PH7's appeal.

The PH7 might not have enough gain for most low output MCs.

I am using the PH7 with a ARC Ref 3 preamp and a Dynavector XV1s and sufficient gain is not a problem. I love the PH7 in my system and it has worked exceedingly well for over 300 hours.

A lot of the new moving coils are higher output and will work well. However the Koetsu Platinums' the ZYX Universe and some other great catridges will not work well.