Zen phono

Don’t judge it on appearances. The unassuming casework hides a phono-circuit design of considerable merit, and a sonic performance that rivals the best at this price. The Limetree Phono II is small, b

If your music system includes a turntable, then no other component is as important to the sound of your vinyl as the humble phono stage, aka phono preamplifier. This vital part of the chain is what ma

If you play records, no other electronic component in your system has as much impact on the sound as the humble phono stage. There aren’t many talented units around the £500 mark, so when we come acro

The introduction of a completely new cartridge range is a pretty rare event. Given the maturity of the technology, it often takes years, sometimes decades, for manufacturers to develop new products th

The original A15 was a superb all-rounder, delivering a combination of detail, dynamics and overall balance that we felt was class-leading. This new + version retains that character and remains a well

Aphono stage such as this Graham Slee offering amplifies the output of a typical moving-magnet cartridge (around 4-5mV, 1kHz/5cm/s) by more than 100 times. A typical moving-coil signal (0.3-0.5mV, 1kH