Calling all owners - Jasmine LP 2.0 MKII

@Catama, your Vincent post sparked my interest. Anyone have an A/B comparison to the Jasmine?

It is dead easy to tape off the bright front script by removing the front acrylic plate and cover it on the inside. I just did it few minutes ago to cover all the words except the letter J. I had modded mine with better caps and resistor, only use it as MM stage matched with Audio Techinca AT-700 SUT. It is very good this way.

Ok, no replies for my query of the Vincent PHO-8 vs the Jasmine, so the me phrase it another way. Has anyone compared the Vincent PHO-8 to other phono preamps that are mentioned in this thread that the Jasmine beat?

Sbrownw-

Been away, so I missed your post. Absolute Sound rated the Vincent very highly. It is included in their 2012 editor's choice awards. In their words, "its sound is liquid, the soundstage vivid and dimensional with just a hint of warmth and transient softness compared to reference efforts. You'll need a much bigger wallet to beat it."

Hope to hear the Jasmine one of these days.

UPDATE on the issues I describe above:

The issue was not the fault of the Jasmine. It was several different tubes I was trying in my main amplifier. Cryo'd Russian tube, a few old stock GE's, Sylvania's. A very nasty streak of bad luck. The upshot is the Jasmine reveals all.

I have had a few supreme listening experiences since straightening out the problems. The Jasmine is very balanced, quiet, and refined. No need to upgrade to a different phono pre but I am sure I will try some modifications at some point. Right now I am really enjoying the sound.

@Sbrownnw: To kill the extremely bright logos, you need to remove the bottom panel. That will liberate the front acrylic face plate which the logo is printed on. Use a black wide-tip permanent marker and "black out" a strip of clear, satin finish office tape and apply it over the logo. Repeat to put a second strip over that. Assemble the Jasmine.