I am using the PH7 with a ARC Ref 3 preamp and a Dynavector XV1s and sufficient gain is not a problem. I love the PH7 in my system and it has worked exceedingly well for over 300 hours.
Any experience with the Audio Research PH7?
Please describe other similiarly priced phono stages you've compared to the ARC PH7 and in what context. Thanks!