Who it comes up against
15 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Naim NVC TT MM/MC keeps the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Cyrus Classic PHONO is the stronger phono stage — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
from a background of pretty much total silenceAVForums (Selley), 2024
Classic-series Cyrus phono with PSX-R2 upgrade pathCyrus Classic Phono + AVForums P8 review (used in chain)
14 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path, Twin Arms
Against the Anchored brief, the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC keeps the slot decisively.
With the van den Hul The Frog, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Cyrus Classic PHONO is the stronger phono stage — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the van den Hul The Frog gives up quietness at rest under the Anchored weighting.
crypt like silence it possesses at idleAVForums (Selley), 2024
7 lost · BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, Reference
Against the Intimate brief, the Rega Aura Reference MC keeps the slot decisively.
With the van den Hul The Crimson, the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.
With the EAR Yoshino 868L (Line), the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.
On its own merits the Cyrus Classic PHONO is the stronger phono stage — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the van den Hul The Crimson gives up low-level clarity under the Intimate weighting.
from a background of pretty much total silenceAVForums (Selley), 2024
from a background of pretty much total silenceAVForums (Selley), 2024
6 lost · Anchored, PRaT, Romantic
Against the Anchored brief, the Musical Fidelity M8x Vinyl keeps the slot decisively.
With the van den Hul The Frog, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Cyrus Classic PHONO is the stronger phono stage — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the van den Hul The Frog gives up quietness at rest under the Anchored weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
crypt like silence it possesses at idleAVForums (Selley), 2024
4 lost · Artisan, Reference, Twin Arms
Against the Artisan brief, the EAR Yoshino 88PB MM/MC keeps the slot decisively.
With the van den Hul The Colibri, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Cyrus Classic PHONO is the stronger phono stage — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the van den Hul The Colibri gives up quietness at rest under the Artisan weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
crypt like silence it possesses at idleAVForums (Selley), 2024
3 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Tom Evans Groove+ SRX MkII keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Cyrus Classic PHONO is the weaker phono stage for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
2 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Whest Audio 60Se Pro keeps the slot decisively.
With the Goldring Eroica HX MC, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Cyrus Classic PHONO is the stronger phono stage — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Goldring Eroica HX MC gives up quietness at rest under the Silent Path weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
crypt like silence it possesses at idleAVForums (Selley), 2024
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Whest Audio TITAN Pro II keeps the slot decisively.
With the Goldring Eroica HX MC, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Cyrus Classic PHONO is the stronger phono stage — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Goldring Eroica HX MC gives up quietness at rest under the Silent Path weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
crypt like silence it possesses at idleAVForums (Selley), 2024
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Michell Apollo + Muse PSU keeps the slot decisively.
With the Goldring Eroica HX MC, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Cyrus Classic PHONO is the stronger phono stage — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Goldring Eroica HX MC gives up quietness at rest under the Silent Path weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
crypt like silence it possesses at idleAVForums (Selley), 2024