I would take the testimony of Vetterone (circa 2005) over those to be found on the Whest website, but that's just me. ("Vetterone" is a professional with many years of experience in the very high end, and he is the designer of a very high end direct-drive turntable.)
Years ago, I thought about buying a Whest phono stage based on the accolades that the best of them do get. I then visited their website in an effort to get some idea of the circuit design, the goals thereof, etc. I found their verbiage to be very opaque. It really reveals nothing, in fact. I think I also contacted them but did not get a satisfactory response. I understand the need for a small company to protect its novel ideas, but this experience caused me to back off, together with my admitted bias for tubes vs transistors. But I would be curious to learn more about the Whest circuit, if anyone here could enlighten us without revealing secrets.
Years ago, I thought about buying a Whest phono stage based on the accolades that the best of them do get. I then visited their website in an effort to get some idea of the circuit design, the goals thereof, etc. I found their verbiage to be very opaque. It really reveals nothing, in fact. I think I also contacted them but did not get a satisfactory response. I understand the need for a small company to protect its novel ideas, but this experience caused me to back off, together with my admitted bias for tubes vs transistors. But I would be curious to learn more about the Whest circuit, if anyone here could enlighten us without revealing secrets.