SW1X LPU III Balanced Special Phono Stage

This is the SW1X All Tube Balanced Phono Stage as reviewed by Michael Fremer here.

"The LPU III's transparency and 3D presentation made me feel like I'd been pulled right into the room where the group performed. The phono preamp's airy and convincing spatial staging was matched by its delivery of well-saturated, natural instrumental timbres with rhythm'n'pacing and "punch" to spare."

In this case "Balanced" refers to the fact that the coupling of the signal output tube is handled by transformers both at the input and output sides of the anode. This yields an exceedingly transparent presentation. The unit has Slam, Detail, Texture, Resolves the Finest Details and is Utterly Musical and Non-fatiguing. This is a lifetime, uber high-end phono stage!

Audiofun reports on his experience with this unit here.

"This combination produced a big powerful sound with a bit of that tube magic. I could hear the tubes doing their thing. The overall sound was exciting, piano hammer strikes were hard and exacting on fast and furious jazz pieces, very impessive. This was a sound that one could easily live with for a very long time."

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