Drastic and Stingreen, thanks.
Drastic, thanks for the info. I don't have the albums you mention. Is it a case of high dynamics or bass on the inner grooves?
Raul, considering your comment earlier " I know very well your 3 tube items and the I/O is the one that makes more " damage " to the critical phono cartridge signal. " - this is not in line with my experience. For now I am running the system with a small phono preamp, the Fanfare 3, with zero tubes! It seems like you have an idea of tube overkill, which is not what I have experienced. Indeed, I have compared the Aesthetix Io with other phono preamps in my system, including the PH-6, and listened to them in friends systems, like the Manley Steelhead, all very good performers, but in all, I prefer the Io. Opinions differ of course, but the idea that the Io would "damage" the signal is foreign to me. Instead, I find that it mates well with the hybrid Einstein The tube and the OTL MA-1s. This is, listening over time. I wonder what your claim is based on. I agree, however, that the Io with all its tubes needs to be running optimal, if not, problems quickly appear. It is a very "purist" approach.
Drastic, thanks for the info. I don't have the albums you mention. Is it a case of high dynamics or bass on the inner grooves?
Raul, considering your comment earlier " I know very well your 3 tube items and the I/O is the one that makes more " damage " to the critical phono cartridge signal. " - this is not in line with my experience. For now I am running the system with a small phono preamp, the Fanfare 3, with zero tubes! It seems like you have an idea of tube overkill, which is not what I have experienced. Indeed, I have compared the Aesthetix Io with other phono preamps in my system, including the PH-6, and listened to them in friends systems, like the Manley Steelhead, all very good performers, but in all, I prefer the Io. Opinions differ of course, but the idea that the Io would "damage" the signal is foreign to me. Instead, I find that it mates well with the hybrid Einstein The tube and the OTL MA-1s. This is, listening over time. I wonder what your claim is based on. I agree, however, that the Io with all its tubes needs to be running optimal, if not, problems quickly appear. It is a very "purist" approach.