Stand out phono stages

For those interested in Tom Evans Mastergroove Beware. Malaysia long term distributor paid him in full for 2 units while it was still in development stage 2011/2012. However he took the money , developed it , built it for sales elsewhere & while telling the distributor its still in development stage . Subsequently Mehran got involved & a unit was despatched. Till today 1 unit is still outstanding . As for buying thru Mehran , I believe it's probably safe if u make some arrangement in advance . Reliable is everything when you are buying expensive gears

The 47 labs phonocube was built around the Miyabi 47 cart. That combo is very good.
You may still not like the phonocube enough, thats a matter of choice.

Have you heard a Naim Superline with Supercap psu, connected via Naim Burndy cable ?

Hopefully I get to listen to a Naim Superline with Supercap soon too. I am looking for something solid state...

Why solid state? Do you live somewhere that vacuum doesn't work? Are you allergic to glass? Inquiring minds want to know.

I have heard the Naim and it sounded pretty good (in a friend's system). My own preference is for tube electronics, but the Naim was decent sounding--dynamic and lively, and with just a little bit of the artificial "edge" to the initial attack of the note that makes solid state often sound mechanical and fake.

My issue with the Naim was that, in my friend's setup, it suffered from some kind of static electric buildup sensitivity that could not be cured by ANY change to the grounding of the unit, the table and the arm. When the air was dry, playing the unit for a while would, sometimes, lead to a loud pop and the unit would freeze up and have to be turned off for a minute or so before it could be re-booted. This was a big annoyance, and the pop had the potential to be speaker damaging but for the low power employed in this system.