Has anyone actually bought a Zesto Phono preamp?


Curious if anyone has actually purchased the Zesto Phono preamp.Maybe you heard it at an audio show? Please share your comments on the Zesto.
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We used this phono preamp in our room at THE SHOW Las Vegas. The rest of the system was our own Electra-Fidelity A3-500 300B monoblocks and OTL preamp, Fritz Carbon 7 Speakers, Resolution Audio Cantata, and Denon DP-3000 turntable completely refurbished by Concert Fidelity. Cabling was by WyWires.

This was the first time I had an opportunity to listen to the Zesto unit at length, having previously heard it briefly at RMAF and THE SHOW Newport. IMO the unit, in addition to being well built and attractive, performs extremely well and for a tubed phono stage is extremely quiet. I would agree with Hifimaniac's comments on the sound and add that we played a number of different musical genres and the unit did not disappoint us.

Disclaimer: I am a reseller for Electra-Fidelity, Resolution Audio, WyWires, and the Concert Fidelity refurbished Denon DP-3000.
Rlw3, sorry for the delayed response. When I borrowed the Zesto for our room I played a lot of rock music LPs. The phono stage did not disappoint me in the least. We cranked up Money from Dark Side of the Moon a number of times and the reproduction was everything you would expect, especially in regards to the attack you referenced. We also played some Steely Dan, Allman Brothers (Eat a Peach), Tom Verlaine, and a few other classic rock LPs. It really is a nice phono stage and we will have it in our room at Newport as well.