This is a review and detailed measurements of the Six Acoustics York moving magnet/moving coil stereo phono stage. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $437.
I like the form factor and clean look of the unit. Nice to see a variable gain control as well. Back panel shows the usual connections:
There are loading selection from resistance to capacitance underneath (dip switches).
Six Acoustics York Measurements
Let's start with our MM mode using the default center gain level:
Like the absence of distortion spikes but noise level is high enough to place the unit below average compared to its rivals:
For MC, I lowered the gain to 60 dB:
I was impressed with the in-band flatness of the RIAA equalization:
Sadly there is no rumble filter so that extra...