What about the Sonic Euphoria? Although Stereophile gives the Placette a class A rating and the Sonic Euphoria a B, I read the review and comparison, and it seemed more of a tradeoff in sonic strengths than one being clearly superior.
And the Sonic Euphoria can provide a little bit of gain and is less finicky about interconnect lengths.
And the Sonic Euphoria can provide a little bit of gain and is less finicky about interconnect lengths.