Sutherland EngineeringPHDusedSutherland Engineering PHD World Class Phono StageWorld Class Sutherland PHD phono stage(Stereophile Class A rated) in very nice shape. The build quality on the PHD is amazing for an under $5000 product. It is the size of a large regular preamplif...1490.00

Sutherland Engineering PHD World Class Phono Stage

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World Class Sutherland PHD phono stage(Stereophile Class A rated) in very nice shape. The build quality on the PHD is amazing for an under $5000 product. It is the size of a large regular preamplifier at 38lbs(no batteries) and the top plate is made of 12 gauge steel! The only cosmetic issues to note are a few small scratches on the top upper left of the front panel and one or two on the upper right. They are so slight they will not show up in a photo and are only visible if you are looking closely. It takes 16 D cell batteries that will power it for at least 800 hours. I can include the 16 D cell batteries with the unit and they are nearly new Energizer Max's that will last 10 years. Instructions are also included. I have it set for 60 db of gain and a loading of 100 ohms. The PHD is the most natural sounding phono stage I have ever heard.

It has gain adjustable from 45, 50, 55, and 60 dB also has 4 load settings, 100, 200, 1k, and 47k ohms. The last one to sell on Audiogon sold for $1775.

The Absolute Sound "Choice Editors Award" for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
Stereophile "Recommended Components" for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Stereophile Class A

"I have my Sutherland Ph.D. in my mastering room. When I audition LP test pressings I need the most accurate reproduction possible.
Since I have the actual master tape right beside me, I need to hear exactly what is on my mastered LP and the Sutherland does that for me.
Also the absence of hum or noise from my record playback is quite a joy after years of trying to ignore it.
The battery powered Sutherland phono pre is so quiet I don't even know it's on.
That is so important in my work. Record playback is now a treat!"
-Mastering Engineer Steve Hoffman

Product Reviews:
"One of the best-sounding phono preamplifiers I've heard... [I've] not heard better performance from any phono preamp. ...luscious, liquid, velvety mid-band response, and ultra-pure, non-'edge-enhanced' 3D images." - Michael Fremer, January 2004 Stereophile V27 No.1

"The Sutherland's portrayal of the space remained consistent regardless of what else was going on in the performance. ... it re-created the ambience of a natural acoustic space." - Brian Damkroger, May 2005 Stereophile V28 No. 5

"The PhD is a wonderful unit and a great bargain. ...its purity and freedom from electronic haze is quite special - something the every analog lover should hear for him- or herself. It's on my short list. Highly recommended." - Brian Damkroger, May 2005 Stereophile V28 No. 5. Read the entire review in the May 2005 issue of Stereophile Magazine!

"The VPI HRX/Dynavector Kaitora/Ph.D. combination is the best analog setup I have ever experienced. The HRX/Kaitora was excellent at extracting the last details out of the recording, while the smooth, silky Ph.D. adds that touch of sweetness without obscuring the details. There was absolutely no background noise with the Ph.D., zilch! We thought it was not working when we turned it on, it was like listening to CDs. Now we can have the best of both worlds - analog without background noise, or digital without the edgy, artificial sound! Fabulous!!" - Vinh Vu, owner of high-end accessory manufacturer Gingko Design.

"The PHD is stunning, absolutely no noise and very liquid sounding. Actually it sounds like tubes with the speed of solid state. Played an old copy of Steve Lawrence on Coral Records and it blew me away...I love the battery idea, no plugs, power supplies, or noise. Tell Ron Sutherland he's a genius. You can quote me, I mean it." - Harry Weisfeld, Owner of VPI Industries

"This Sutherland Ph.D. is causing me not only to rethink what is possible in vinyl playback but what may be possible in the reproduction of music as a whole. First, it is absolutely quiet. Put your entire head in the speaker, nothing, PERIOD! The layers of information are truly unbelievable. I find it hard to believe I am hearing details that I have totally missed before. I was listening to a Joe Satriani LP (one of my all-time favorites) and I was astounded at the layer after layer of colors within each wild lick on his guitar. Absolutely no fatigue. The high end is limitless. It goes on forever with a sweetness that is life-like. Patricia Barber - WHOW!!!! Never have I heard her voice have so many inflections. And I¹m telling you, the music comes from the deadest background you could imagine. Even the surface noise is less, yet the information is everywhere. I drop the stylus into the lead-in groove and wait patiently for something to tell me I¹m listening to vinyl. On those records that have very clean surfaces, I hear nothing (read NOTHING) until the music is present. I am hearing detail, low level detail, that I don't even find on the same recording on CD. As someone who has been on the trail of the Holy Grail for some 30+ years now, I've seldom been taken aback by a product that truly leaves me in awe like the Ph.D." - Mike Oltz, a pro audio representative for more than 30 years, currently representing lines such as Avalon Acoustics, AKG, Snell, Lexicon and Wharfedale/Quad

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