If you are serious about vinyl you should read this

摘要

Our three phono pre-amplifiers have consistently won top awards in Hi Fi World, Hi Fi News, and Hi Fi choice, and other countries whenever they are reviewed. The brilliantly conceived 1950's RIAA equalisation for LP reproduction calls for a simple low noise valve stage which attenuates treble according to frequency. This may be done easily in stereo with just three valves recovering the minute musical detail recorded in the groove walls giving the same original tonal balance. A "warmer" more satisfying sound without emphasising surface noise and scratches that older vinyl is prone to have. Whilst technically modern solid state designs work well, their complex multi-stages often "loose" something in comparison to valves and can sound cold, clinical and uninteresting, lacking the passion and emotion in the music whether it be Vivaldi or the Verve. Whilst the Compact Disc is stuck with its dated 1977 software, Vinyl technology continues to advance. Improved stylus shapes and tone arms keep pushing the technical boundary on what can be recovered from an LP groove and with an Icon Audio phono stage can reveal simply astonishing results, even from early 1950's recordings. As the definition of equipment improves we have refined our designs to maintain the focus and presentation to be without any "mechanical" or contrived quality.