Is Coincident Statement Phono pre-amp an overkill

3 Months Later. To provide a conclusion to this fantastic thread.

I first made the "rational" choice and got the EAR 834P. Enjoyed it for a while.

I was later convinced that getting CSPS would obviate the need for a line stage for my Digital (so true!).

Sold the EAR 834P and my Coincident Phono arrived just yesterday !

Am super excited.

The line stage of the CSPS sounds as good if not better than my previous line stage.

Still need to updgrade my analog frontend to become MC (its MM now) sigh!
But do not regret the decision.

The CSPS at $4500 even $6000 is a steal !

Hi Essrand, Your new Coincident will get even better within short time of use.
I truly feel that you have world class performance with that unit.
Any (if any) future upgrades should be worked around it. Enjoy!! :)

Hi Essrand,
Congratulations on acquiring the Coincident preamp. Your were given a
variety of heart felt opinions on this thread from well meaning people. My
gut feeling was this is the right decision ( I would have just skipped the EAR

and gone straight to the Coincident Phono stage), short and long term for
you. I believe that you
can't go wrong with owning pure top tier components. They become the
long lasting foundation that you can build your system around over time
and not have to look back. True quality endures and in reality saves you
money by avoiding the frequent and dreaded "upgrade merry go
round". You own a premium product that you may likely never
outgrow ( unless the curiosity bug to try something different strikes). Now
you can steadily build your record collection and know that you have
wonderful components to enjoy them with. Good job!
Charles,

Ummm... I think you did the right thing, but let's wait until you actually hear what the unit actually sounds like as a phono stage, before we go all orgasmic. If you are listening to the "linestage", isn't that only essentially a passive volume control? (I can't remember for sure, but I think there is no active linestage built in; it just acts as an attenuator.)

Essrand,
I assumed you listened initially to your phono section prior to your post.