The Nagra BPS ticks all my boxes: MM or MC, adjustable gain, adjustable load with small cards not dip switches, battery powered and step-up transformers. It sounds neutral and huge with extremely deep and nuanced bass but somehow I didn't manage to get the same punch and drive than with the little Clearaudio Smart Phono (Version 1).
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Clash of the gnomes.
Nagra BPS VS Clearaudio Smart Phono 1.
The winner is not the one you think. |