Sonic Frontiers Phono 1 vs. BAT Vkp5

I look for a used phono stage. My budget is around $1000/1200. What is better? I have SF pre and ampli, but
Balanced make me corious.

codemd12-22-2001 11:10pm

codemd OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1 posts 12-23-2001 at 12:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thank you, and sorry for my incomplete question. I'm a Italian boy and my english is very bad. Now my system is: Goldmund Studietto turntable with Benz Glider H 1,9 mV output. Pre SF Line2 and SF Power2 ampli Sound Lab Dynastat. Bal. or unbal. is not a problem for me. I wish, if possible, a warm sound on vinyl, SF is perhaps a few dry? Thank you for the patience.
weiserb Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 476 posts 12-24-2001 at 05:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I own a SF Sig 1 Phono and the sound is great ! Warm , smooth great from top to bottom . Beautiful build quality ! Can be prchased for around $ 750-850 $ US
artmaltman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 769 posts 01-03-2002 at 10:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I think it's hard to go wrong with the Sonic Frontiers. I know that SF gear can sound dry (try changed 6550 to KT88 in the amps...) but Phono One seems to hit a sweet spot, detailed, neutral and musical. I did not compare to BAT, sorry, but I generally find BAT and SF to have similar family sounds. I did compare to EAR 834. EAR was warmer, lusher, loverlier, at the expense of some detail. I think I could live with either one happily, except that the EAR does not allow adjusting of load.