Haskil
Addicted to Fun and Learning
For the 78 rpms, are you sure?Rumble filters are very intentional in this model. They are used for 78's. The cut is for those frequencies that aren't even 'there' in the recording with 78's. Amir missed it this time and it's fairly-common knowledge. It's on many older preamps of the distant past. The interwebs have info.
The unit measures very well for a phono stage and being from another country outside of China, at an expected price point. LA is a small company and higher priced labor for the work performed. LA also has decades of brand identity, contributing to the price. It adds a rumble filter, which to older listeners adds functionality for 78's. It also sounds substantially better than a Project Phono Box. I've heard both.
In this case, where are the different engraving curves used by the major record publishers in the United States and in Europe for the 78 rpms ?
And where are the curves used from the time of the monophonic LP before the use of a "universal" RIAA curve ?
In truth, this phono stage is of no interest compared to many others of significantly lower price and superior performance.
Its price is in no way the result of production in Europe: its price results from visible marketing choices which could have been completely different... and resulted in a much cheaper product for the same... low performances for a lover of 78 rpms and 33 rpms....
PS. Oops: I responded without having read the responses which immediately followed your questionable statement...