I had a Kondo M7 Silver Phono and sold it to purchase an Audio Note UK M8 Phono. I very much prefer the sound of the M8 Phono as it has all the silver that the Kondo preamp used but it is more neutral and less "pretty" sounding on all music than the Kondo version. I highly recommend the ANUK M8 Phone that uses the more recent Galahad power supply. Cicerosecundus