Musical Surroundings Phonomena II

This is a really nice Musical Surroundings Phonomena II phono pre amp. It is in great shape. It has all kinds of positive feedback on the internet. It hits way above its price point. It can really make all the vinyl come to life. It has all kinds of adjustments for just about ever cart. It is also easy to make the adjustments with the controls on back of the unit. I have the original box and power cord. I also have the manual. I am wanting 390 plus shipping CONUS.

ReviewThe Phonomena worked very well with MM and MC cartridges and was
easy to set up. As Todd mentioned, the noise floor was low, and as much
as I love vacuum tubes, I prefer the quiet of a solid-state unit in a budget
phono stage.
Trying to stay within the boundaries of what sort of system would likely
be used with Phonomena, I matched it up with my Rega Elicit integrated
amplifier, Technics SL1200 and a pair of Harbeth Compact 7ES-3’s. Shure
M97 owners take note: thanks to the 100k setting, the Phonomena offered
up the best sound I’ve ever heard from this budget cartridge, which otherwise
has never done much for me.
Moving up the line to the Grado Master at $500 and the Clearaudio
Maestro Wood (also reviewed in this issue), the Phonomena II still made a
fine showing. With an equal balance of tonality and dynamics, the Phonomena
II is a lot like a pair of Vandersteen 1C’s. It does such a great job with
the basics, you don’t notice what it doesn’t do, yet having enough resolution
that you get a good feel for what the excitement is really all about for analog.
For $600, the Musical Surroundings Phonomena II is at the top of the
heap in its class and one that I will be recommending highly to anyone asking
me for a great budget phono stage.