If you want some nice natural tube phono - TW Acustik from Germany is excellent - I own one
or if SS, the latest rave is Audia Flight phono from Italy. Two of my audio buddies own them. One of them previously owned the ASR battery phono stage. He says there is no comparison - the Audia flight kills the ASR in every respect, including noise level and especially dynamics and musicality. The ASR in comparison is sterile and one dimensional.
cheers
or if SS, the latest rave is Audia Flight phono from Italy. Two of my audio buddies own them. One of them previously owned the ASR battery phono stage. He says there is no comparison - the Audia flight kills the ASR in every respect, including noise level and especially dynamics and musicality. The ASR in comparison is sterile and one dimensional.
cheers