ASR Basis Exclusive Phono stage

Now I install the ASR, and I'm shocked is fantastic, I absolutely love it.Only one week, installation and what a sound, this is truly high end, Is a special piece. A must have. Let me ear more time and I tell you.

Thanks Gregm I aprecciate your help and point of view.
I think used it in a balanced configuration, Ok, when I receive them and install, I have to try the possible combinations to see the possibilities, of my cartrige.

Well, I used it for a while. It's very versatile in that both gain and resistive loading are accessible from inside (so you have to keep the lid unscrewed for a while). The phono operates well and its curve is OK. It's a bit bulky, but you can conveniently hide the PS if space/looks is/are an issue.

The output is well thought out and allows you to drive the next stage --whatever it is-- quite easily without losses.

OTOH, it was a pain to set up input correctly partly because my cartridge manufacturer is somewhat cryptic about the actual characteristics of the cartridge (which he has somewhere anyway -- it's numbered) and because the instructions on the ASR need (or needed) a PhD in extrapolation to understand what the H is going on...:) I.e., how gain correlates with Ohm, how exactly the dip switches operate etc.

I also found that ICs often impinge a small sonic signature of their own -- even though ASR use excellent quality components in their product respect.

If you are satisfied with the sound CHARACTERISTICS, you could live with this product for a very long time. Of course, don't judge by a quick, on the fly, loading; any improperly or suboptimally loaded cartridge/ phono combo will sound awful and it's neither the cartridge nor the hpono equaliser's fault:)!

Well, maybe anyone already listen the Basis Exclusive and could give your opinion, and experiences, to complement my idea aboult this fine phono stage. Any opinion is welcome.

Yes, it's a good phono. What would you like to know?