Top Phono Stages - what comes to mind?
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No worries. Nothing more than a rumor.
I remember when the Heisenberg/Stern first came out and I made a comment to a dealer and asked what's next for this Scientist series.
He responded with a "Source" component. This was back in 2019. COVID was 2020 and now we are 2021.
Now, I speculated that this would be in fact a phono stage. Given, that Audionet really isn't a digital company per say. Although , I know they offer CD players and Dacs/Streamers.
Personally, if it was me , can you wait until Munich 2021 before buying ?
*If a new product in the Audionet Scientist series makes its debut, I'd bet that would be the ideal venue.
u-sound
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just found a review of pam g2, not sur how long the g2 is on the market already. however, the scientist phono pre presentation was planned for the münich high-end 2020.
http://www.audionet.de/wp-content/uploads/Test-PDF_AUDIO_TEST_0321_Audionet-PAM-G2.pdf
Years ago I had a FMA 122, and I found it to be my end-game phono.
The FMA replaced a Goldmund Mimesis (don't remember the number--age!), which in turn had replaced an Octave & the phono section of a CAT Ultimate preamp and the phono section of a two-box Symphonic Line RG3.
The FMA easily outclassed all the other phonos I had & tried.
The next model up (123, presumably) is also a very handy & versatile tool, offering a variety of curves, gains, and input loadings...
Not cheap, but nowhere near the outrageous price category
The FMA replaced a Goldmund Mimesis (don't remember the number--age!), which in turn had replaced an Octave & the phono section of a CAT Ultimate preamp and the phono section of a two-box Symphonic Line RG3.
The FMA easily outclassed all the other phonos I had & tried.
The next model up (123, presumably) is also a very handy & versatile tool, offering a variety of curves, gains, and input loadings...
Not cheap, but nowhere near the outrageous price category
Years ago I had a FMA 122, and I found it to be my end-game phono.
The FMA replaced a Goldmund Mimesis (don't remember the number--age!), which in turn had replaced an Octave & the phono section of a CAT Ultimate preamp and the phono section of a two-box Symphonic Line RG3.
The FMA easily outclassed all the other phonos I had & tried.
The next model up (123, presumably) is also a very handy & versatile tool, offering a variety of curves, gains, and input loadings...
Not cheap, but nowhere near the outrageous price category
Can you tell me about about the difference in sound between the different amps you had.
The two immediately perceptible differences:
Much more clarity (i.e. resolution), top to bottom frequencies, and more extension especially in the bottom frequencies, even compared to the Goldmund which has extended HF reproduction.
The other characteristic was increased and more palpable dynamics. The FMA phono outclassed all the others in that respect as well. Regards
a.wayne
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Years ago I had a FMA 122, and I found it to be my end-game phono.
The FMA replaced a Goldmund Mimesis (don't remember the number--age!), which in turn had replaced an Octave & the phono section of a CAT Ultimate preamp and the phono section of a two-box Symphonic Line RG3.
The FMA easily outclassed all the other phonos I had & tried.
The next model up (123, presumably) is also a very handy & versatile tool, offering a variety of curves, gains, and input loadings...
Not cheap, but nowhere near the outrageous price category
The FMA is fantastic ...
a.wayne
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CPP
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Top Phono Stages - what comes to mind? whatever Mike sells. 
u-sound
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i forgot or thought you would know:
audionet strongly recommends using the rca in and outputs for the scientist series!!
Randy Myers
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Hey Mike, just curious, have you ever had one of the higher Moon's in the store and compared them? I was very impressed by the conversations about the 810 in the Tidal review(s).
We haven’t, but the 110LP and 310LP are excellent. We buy the 110LP’s buy the case load!
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Kuoppis
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No worries. Nothing more than a rumor.
I remember when the Heisenberg/Stern first came out and I made a comment to a dealer and asked what's next for this Scientist series.
He responded with a "Source" component. This was back in 2019. COVID was 2020 and now we are 2021.
Now, I speculated that this would be in fact a phono stage. Given, that Audionet really isn't a digital company per say. Although , I know they offer CD players and Dacs/Streamers.
Personally, if it was me , can you wait until Munich 2021 before buying ?
*If a new product in the Audionet Scientist series makes its debut, I'd bet that would be the ideal venue.
Interesting to see whether there are any news in the coming months, maybe at the Munich High End (pushed to the autumn).
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ddriveman
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Hi Puroagave,
I am interested in the Channel D Lino 3.0 I currently have the BMC MCCI ULN phonostage. How do you compare the Channel D Lino to the MCCI? Is the MCCI better? In what ways, please. Appreciate your inputs
puroagave
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I had the Lino 2.0 which was Dr. Rob's launch version. The Latest 3.0 now has three inputs, switchable between voltage and current mode. An optional MM input and mono switch is also available. the floor noise is supposed to be lower still than the 2.0 which was already super quiret. The BMC ULN is one of the top 5 I've had in my system, that said the Lino 3.0 might get the nod because of all the added features and improved circuit. I've moved on to the DS Audio/EMM Labs phono combination which in my system was another sonic leap forward.
ddriveman
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Hi,
Thanks for your helpful reply. I now have the Lino C 3 on order with 3 inputs, 1 MC current, 1 MC voltage and 1 MM. Let's see how it compares to my BMC. You mentioned that the BMC is one of the top 5 that you've had. What are the other ones please