Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC
14 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
Longdog Audio PH1
Phono stage
Relative price
well below typical
Among the 44 phono stages in the catalogue, this one is well below typical.
A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.
Competition record
Assessed against 10 rivals across the sixty systems: it takes the slot in none of its 55 head-to-heads.
Who it comes up against
Naim NVC TT MM/MC
14 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
Musical Fidelity M8x Vinyl
8 lost · Anchored, Characterful, PRaT, Romantic
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
Rega Aura Reference MC
7 lost · BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, Reference
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
Tom Evans Groove+ SRX MkII
3 lost · Vocals-First
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
EAR Yoshino 88PB MM/MC
3 lost · Artisan, Reference
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
Whest Audio 60Se Pro
2 lost · Silent Path
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
Cyrus Classic PHONO
2 lost · Vocals-First
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
Whest Audio TITAN Pro II
1 lost · Silent Path
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
Michell Apollo + Muse PSU
1 lost · Silent Path
This cartridge’s output has no matching input on the phono stage in this system.
What the reviewers said
low noise Longdog Audio (Nick Gorham) owner/dealer record· Electrical noise floor
accurate Longdog Audio house DNA· Tonal consistency
RIAA tracking within +/-0.1dB SPEC: RIAA accuracy +/-0.1dB (manufacturer)· Tonal body
0.001% THD — vanishingly low distortion SPEC: THD 0.001% (manufacturer)· Electrical noise floor
0.001% THD — vanishingly low distortion SPEC: THD 0.001% (manufacturer)· Harmonic texture
How it scores
Clarity
- Electrical noise floor 73 from listening evidence
Voice
- Tonal body 72 from listening evidence
- Harmonic texture 72 from listening evidence
LowerVolume
- Tonal consistency 71 from listening evidence
Specifications
| mm capable | True |
|---|---|
| mc capable | False |
| mm gain db | 42 |
| mm load resistance kohm | 47 |
| mm load capacitance pf | 220 |
| riaa accuracy db | 0.1 |
| snr db | 84 |
| thd pct | 0.001 |
| input overload mv | 72 |
| output level mv | 650 |
| notes |