Anybody compared Wally's PS GCPH mod to stock?


Put one of these out before but nobody responded.Anybody get to try the PS Audio phono section stock to the one with the Underwooodwally/Chris Woods mods?Had read other reviews of mods (usually different levels) of some of the work done on Integrateds at www.6moons.com and they as a company (Wally and Chris) have goten nod fo souping up gear.And one of the other sites who mod have read other sites like modwright and few others which come up reasonable figure tht many high end manufacturers have to use to get 5 times return on product they use to make resonable profit .Thuis Black gates and Haddocka don't get used by manufaturers beacuse of multiples they would charge over less expensive gear while HQ parts can be put in at cost and labor for modifiers charging some mark up and labor.Anyway first on line review is in (at Wally's site) and it from www.cloud10.com where they said it beters PH5 (which is pretty neat feature wise tube hybrid and whose remote controlls front loadingand mono -yet no gain of any type or polarity inversion.Yet if you want to drool check out newer AR PH7-all tube and every function you'd need But fopr hefty $6K.Yeah $2K more than Rhea but may damn well be worth it head to head.Yet I digress.
So single review said with mods (for which which Wally lists for $700 beyond $1K base but is curently selling for $1350(?).And you know of it if you are reading this.It's a marvel of flexibility if not sound just m,issing tubes and remote.Reviers it beats $2K PH5 and $3K Art Audio Vinyl.So is souped up version of GCPH the budget champ?????I trust one reviewer like I trust one politician.
Anybody have stock GCPH verus Wally mod to report on???
Thanks
Chazzbo
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Know you ust dig your GCA 250 (and probably would like Bel Canto and Nuforce too) so I understand the PS GCPH but not while being hip to Aesthetix.For Not sure if you bought Calypso new or used.But if you sold Calypso and modded phono you could get $2500 and $1K respectiveley for them and get full function Janus pre.Or sell the GCPH for a grand and out $1500 and get a Rhea phono that would abosultely wipe out the PS GCPH.I a asked because what they could put in the GCPH for $1K bnd for a lesser system it would be fine.But with a 301 deck and good arm/cartidge you deserve more than even the modded PS can deilver.Sounds like the PS got better with mods but does not soundlike the one review from www.10audio.com at Wally's sight which says that that "the modded unit besrs the Art Audio or plays in products in the $3 to $5K model range".The Janus has a few les bells and whistles but still a remote which store not only your input for your your 301 but if you ever get a three armed deck of or or a second table for your are al set wioth pre sets for load,gain,phase etc even with Rhea cartridge demagnetizing! and akll the functiions can be down with remote if your single input has deck/arn which allows quiock swap of tubes or heads )for say stereo moving coil and mono MM it can all be operated from remote.If thePS were bigger cost twice as muc as it does it might have a chace to match others but it makes sense that the design sach went to all these admittedly (for the price amazing features).And your rport while ther is an improvement does not seem like night and day.And I trust you way more than some guy from and online rag nobody has ever heard of.You know your calypso an could scrap the PS and go for more Aesthetix down the line to the PS integrated and get way better sound.The nnoise that ddin't go away and the fact that for a $700(!!!_ list mod you were not doing cartwheeels of joy means the original circut sesign too second place to features.That's OK in a leswser rig but what you've deserves selling both units and better yet just the CGOH (modded will sell for $1grand first day posted) and throw $1500 more into tyou can get Rhea.Jusr IMHI.
Cheerss
Chazz
Chazz,
I agree 100%. I have had my eye out for a Rhea, they just seem hard to come by. I really love the Calypso and with the GCA-250 modded, it sounds amazing. I'll let you know what happens.

Regards,
AG
You might be interested, the site www.10audio.com has recently published a review comparing the stock vs. modded GCPH units. The author was most impressed with both versions, but really liked the modded version.