Heed Quasar or Jasmine Audio phono stage?

I am also using a Quasar, in a second system. Pergaps not quite the dimensionality as some tubes units, but I agree with you. I am thinking it likes to see more of a medium output MC though. I am running a 0.3mv, and want to try a a 0.5 ish on it.

Interesting responses reading this old posting. I own a WTRP hooked up to the Quasar with its dedicated Q-PSU power supply and its very nice. IMO, the Heed is comparable to the higher priced Acoustic Plan Phono (which is 2-3 times the price of the Heed). Surprisingly for an all solid state unit, the Heed sounds like a tubed phono.

Great feedback.Thanks guys.I'm personally running a Technics Sl-1200 mk2 with stock tonearm and an AT-150mlx cartridge which seem to work well together.May upgrade the tonearm down the road as well.

After bidding on an Audiomat 1.5 and losing out I ordered the Jasmine LP2.0 MKII, only to have the seller of the Audiomat come back and offer it to me.

So I bought the Audiomat and decided that the Jasmine would go up for sale shortly after I played with it for a bit.

The Audiomat had been in my system for 2 weeks when the Jasmine finally arrived, I had put an easy 40 hours of music on the Audiomat and was quite acclimatized to it's sound and presentation. I decided to put the Jasmine in my system and try it out for a few days, never for a moment thinking the Jasmine could outperform the Audiomat.

The Audiomat is now sold..the Jasmine is the real deal.

I'm running a Denon DL-103SA mounted on a Fidelity Research FR-14 in turn mounted on a Lux PD-300 table...the Jasmine fits in very nicely with my analogue front end, and I don't even think about spending more.

Thanks for the responses so far.Just researching it a bit,it looks like the Jasmine can be had for slightly less.Another one that looked to give a lot of performance for the money is the Blue Circle audio fon lo thingee.Thoughts?

I'm not familiar with the Quasar, but the Jasmine is very nice and for the price of the Quasar mentioned above you could add a Bob's Device SUT and really be cooking.

I've owned a leman black cube, rogue stealth, eastern electric minimax and a nighthawk and the Jasmine is on another level.

Thanks for the response Tmiddle.Did you audition a few stages before you decided?

I have not heard the Jasmine unit, but have the Quasar in my system for the past couple years. I purchased mine as a demo for $750 (full warranty) and am entirely pleased with it.

I'm running mine with a Dynavector DV20XL and have plenty of gain. Tabriz Zi arm on Xerxes table.