Anyone have the Fosgate Signature V2 Phonostage?


Anyone here have this phonostage and if you do, how do you like it? How does it sound? I have a Jolida JD9 right now and am considering this as an upgrade. Do you think that would be the case and if so, why?

Appreciate any and all feedback!
anovak
Thanks, folks, really appreciate the feedback. Still pondering though.....any more thoughts?
I owned one and it is a very good phono stage. I moved on to a Art Audio Vinyl One from there, and then to an Aesthetix Rhea Signature.

A good choice, especially for the price, unless you are going to use very low output MC cartridges such as the Denon DL-S1.
I have had one for about 5 weeks and I love it. It is US made, unlike the Jolida, so its value may not be quite as high. It replaced a really fine solid state unit, and as the saying goes I want to listen to all my records again. With the right record it offers a large and DEEP sound stage, beautiful instrumental textures and it is completely unfazed by the loudest and most complex musical material. The tubed power supply provides whatever is called for.

Just a few cautions.

The Foz is a tube unit with no solid state devices in the signal path. It uses 6 tubes (+ a rectifier) to give it 3 gain stages. No transistor, no SUT. The max gain is only 60 db. A s/n ratio is not published. Compare that to your Jolida. I use it with a Shelter that has .4mV output and that is about as low as I think one should go in cartridge output with the Foz. I hear tube rush close to the speakers, but nothing to annoy me at the listening distance.

So far I have not rolled tubes. Actually they give you an extra tube that will change the sound somewhat, but I have not used it yet. It is easy to tube roll the Foz as you don't need matched tubes; each tube handles both L and R signal; you need quiet, balanced tubes. But tube rolling can be expensive if you let yourself go.

There is an extensive discussion on Audiogon. Do a search. Also look at the discussion on audioaficianado.org.
Thanks, JPerry and Melm, very good information. Right now, I'm running a Sumiko Blackbird(Hi) that has 2.5mV output so should be fine there. With my Jolida JD9 I've rolled the original 12AX7 tubes down to 12AT7s and find it sounds much better with those, could also just be the difference between the stock Tung Sols and the NOS GE 12AT7s, not sure. Some have said the Tung Sols are fine, but I'm not of that opinion after much swapping in and out of each pairs. The Blackbird is to be loaded at 47Kohms, but I find it sounds much more nuanced and clear at the 230ohm setting, all gain switches off through the HI outputs. With the 47Kohm setting, there was harshness and even a bit of audible distortion. Thanks, I will do the search again as I didn't find that discussion when I did so earlier.
Anovak, Did you in any way modify the circuit, when you changed from 12AX7 to 12AT7? Besides affording less gain, the 12AT7 is a very different animal from a 12AX7 in terms of optimal operating parameters. The 12AT7 sounds best with much more current, compared to 12AX7. The good news is that if you've done nothing to the circuit (and if you can live with the reduced gain), you can get better performance from your Jolida by changing a few resistors.