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aestetix rhea - the groove - sutherland fono stage

I recently heard "the groove" in my system and I was very very impressed about sound quality. Now I am thinking to buy it.... Who can tell me if the groove is better then the rhea, or the battery powered sutherland? and... is the io signature a completely other legue?
My system is Emt 930 with emt tsd 15, pre fm acoustics, convergent jl2, eidolon diamond.
Thank you very much...
alexismaster
kha
57 posts
 
Hi costanzia,

Go for the Klyne Phono 7xxx or the IO.

with best regards Karl-Heinz
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nrchy
2,124 posts
 
The issue with the sutherland is that batteries typically don't have the reserve or headroom for huge dynamic swings. I like the Klyne gear a lot, but my choice would be the Rhea FWIW.
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rushton
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The Io Signature is in another league altogether. The Rhea gives one a good slice of that, however. If you want solid state, consider the Kyne or the Pass Labs Xono. For tubes go with the Aesthetix Io Signature, given the rest of your system; you'll never regret it.
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bryceeboy
115 posts
 
Hi folks,
I'm not sure what all the hoopla is about the Rhea. I had an early one and thought the thing sounded mechanical and not much like real music. I had a Thor on hand at the time and it trounced it. Too bad because I loved all the features. I'm currently using an odd piece I bought from another G'oner. The Electron Images. I wish I could tell you more, it's made in Canada by a designer that supposedly does work with Audio Note Japan. It does have all Audio Note caps in it. To me it was better than the Rhea, Thor, Joule, ARC and a couple of others I can't recall right now. I replaced the tubes with some NOS and the power cord and this will sing nicely until I can get my IO.
richardmr
90 posts
 
I own an Art Audio Vinyl One with volume pot and I think it is terrific. Not to confuse your situation, but how can you not get confused? I've heard the Rhea and liked it. Do you need that much flexibility? I'd prefer my dollars going for sonics.
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