Nagra VPS phonom stage - how good

It's ok.

I am trying it out right now. It has a very open, wide and deep sound stage. Instruments have thier own space and do not seem to loose it even in complex movements. Vocals are very clear and focused as well.
I have been using it in the hi gain mode to break it in. I will try it without high gain this weekend.
This weekend I will also put it against the AR PH7 and hopefully the Manley stealhead.
The Manley Stealhead seemed to have more pop in the lower end if my memory serves me, but we will see. The AR PH7 has a great sound stage as well so the weekend should be fun.

Hevac, pls remember to post back here after the comparison. A friend of mine who'd listened to the VPS told me that it sounded awefully close to Conrad Johnson Tea-1, but $4k cheaper!

Have it in my system now and compares favourably to Audio Note M6 phono stage, takes the involvement and adds detail, soundstage.

One question is the gain, I have a low output (0.14mv) cartridge and it need the electronic gain. So you do need a medium to high output to be able to choose between the low & high gain output.

Thomasheisig : what is your cartridge?

Tim

I think, 0,14mV is too low. I did listen to it with a 0.48mV Zyx cartridge.