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SPL Phonos RIAA Phono Preamplifier from Germany
« on: December 19th, 2019, 8:54pm »
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Introducing the SPL Phonos RIAA Phono Preamplifier from Germany
Phonos is a preamplifier for record players using either moving magnet (MM) or moving coil (MC) cartridges. The equalization curve is according to RIAA and suitable for all vinyl records since 1954.
This phono preamplifier is equipped with the best sounding capacitors and built after the legendäre Douglas Self design.
Retail price - S$3,000.
Free Home demo available with no obligation
Second shipment arriving next week
Some extracts from reviews:
1, Extract from Hi-Fi Star, Germany
Sound:
“What makes the Phonos special is its ability to present even very sensitive sounds, like a violin, in an extremely clean way.”
“Pure pleasure – this is exactly what the SPL Phonos brings, without any restriction.”
Conclusion:
„SPL Phonos is the Phono preamplifier you wish for: completely uncomplicated in controlling, robust and intelligently designed. Within a few settings, you can perfectly adjust it to any cartridge and then off you go!”
2, Extract from LowBeats, Germany
Sound:
“SPL Phonos scores with detail accuracy, natural, full sound color and punchy and superior dynamics – or in the words of LowBeats tv host René Heller: it ‘rocks’.”
“Another plus is the easy accessible possibility of cartridge adjustment even in operation mode.”
Conclusion:
“Full, high-energy tone and high dynamics.”
“Enthralling dynamics, fantastic price-performance ratio.”
3, Extract from Hifistatement, Germany
“In my opinion, the SPL Phonos is the very first Hifi component I know, which has a warm sound with a strong basic tone, without missing out on transparency or details.”
Sounds:
When it comes to fine and rough dynamics it creates, thanks to the Voltair technology, an exciting nearness to the live music.”
“The listening experience with the Phonos is remarkable. Never before I felt the groove like I felt it with the SPL preamp. Surely by now all my doubts have been removed.”
“Furthermore I am repeatedly excited about its dynamics and fast impulse frequencies. Additionally you get more tone color in the basic tone area, which is quite conducive to all the music I’ve been listening to.”
“The drums sound colorful, the TomTom appears vivid, because I can hear the tension of the drumhead three-dimensional in its different layers. The Phonos interprets the amazing vocal skills in a detailed and real manner.”
“Furthermore, the Phonos heaves the music powerfully into the room. The drums explode with various tone colors into the depths of the room, in front of and behind the loudspeakers. that’s exactly how it should rock.”
Conclusion:
“I here dare to suggest that: Many modern HiFi components, wheter they are loudspeakers, amplifiers or the like, tend to deliver a nice, open and transparent sound. But this often leads to an exaggeration in the higher frequency ranges, which I think sounds unnatural. You won’t find this high frequency sounds in real life. Whether in chamber and orchestral music, single istruments or at the gig of your local brass band.
The Phonos does not exaggerate. This makes listening to music, even for a long time, a real pleasure without any kind of ear fatigue.”
“The SPL Phonos is a Phono preamplifier with outstanding character. With so much sonic quality, the price of the device is way beyond of what musically you get in return as a countervalue.”
4, Extract from Professional Audio magazine, Germany
“Sonically, the Phonos impresses tremendously. It does everything right and lots of things better than even more expensive trade rivals.”
“The 120V rail technology (within the Professional Fidelity series labelled as VOLTAiR technology) operates with a direct voltage of +/- 60 volts, which is almost twice as high as the standard operating voltage of other high-end devices.”
Sound:
“Not only was the Phonos able to handle all different cartridges, it also fascinated and excited the test listeners from the vey first second.”
“Maybe one could describe the way the Phonos puts the music in the limelight as extremely relaxed paired with unrestrained playfulness and huge dynamic qualities.”
Conclusion:
“The SPL Phonos is an exceptionally good sounding Phono preamplifier, which is highly addictive. Its playfulness, huge dynamics and accuracy, with which it presents finest sound structures in detail, amazes over and over again. The price-performance ratio is excellent.”
Forum discuss at Audiogon:-
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/spl-phonos-phono-preamp
Please feel free to drop by our showroom for a listen.
Thanks & Best Regards
Steve
HP: 97270672
Sky Audio
28 Sin Ming Lane
#05-137 Midview City
Singapore 573972
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