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Lyra Kleos vs Koetsu Urushi
My Kleos sounds absolutely stunning driving an ARC Ref 2SE phono. The Kleos sounded great on my PH8 but the improvement with the Ref2 SE was staggering - all other components were the same.1) Phono stage makes a huge difference - especially with l... 
Ypsilon Phaethon
$25,000 and it has an LCD display same as my Sony Dream Machine clock radio! At half that price you could have a nice vacuum fluorescent display like on ARC gear. But I’m sure the LCD sounds better... 
Proac D48R
In this thread and others regarding Proac speakers D48R vs D30R inquiring minds have wondered which would be a better fit. EX: Would the D48R's be TOO BIG for my medium size room? Should I get the D30's instead?I would like to point out that speak... 
Audio Research Ph8 compared to Reference phono 2
I used to own a PH3SE, PH5, PH7 and now have the PH8.I have never heard the Ref 2 SE so I can not compare the two.The Ref 2 SE is twice the price of the PH8 and you are getting all the features Clabe mentioned: balanced outputs, two inputs and thr... 
Audio Research Ph8 compared to Reference phono 2
and unlike the PH8, all those before it - no stereo/mono switch :(