Who it comes up against
14 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic
Against the Intimate brief, the Naim NVC TT MM/MC keeps the slot decisively.
With the van den Hul The Frog, the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.
With the NVA P50SA MKII, the pairing gains most on tonal body.
On its own merits the Whest Audio 60Se Pro is the stronger phono stage — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the van den Hul The Frog gives up low-level clarity under the Intimate weighting.
RIAA tracking within +/-0.1dBSPEC: RIAA accuracy +/-0.1dB (manufacturer)
8 lost · Anchored, Characterful, 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 Whest Audio 60Se Pro 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.
quietWhest upper-range reviews
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 Whest Audio 60Se Pro is the weaker phono stage for that brief.
quietWhest upper-range reviews
4 lost · Anchored, Characterful, PRaT, Romantic
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 Whest Audio 60Se Pro 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 above the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
quietWhest upper-range reviews
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 Whest Audio 60Se Pro is the weaker phono stage for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
3 lost · Artisan, Reference
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 Whest Audio 60Se Pro 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.
quietWhest upper-range reviews
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Cyrus Classic PHONO keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Whest Audio 60Se Pro is the weaker phono stage for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Michell Apollo + Muse PSU keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Whest Audio 60Se Pro is the weaker phono stage for that brief.
0 lost· 1 won · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Whest Audio 60Se Pro takes the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Whest Audio 60Se Pro is the stronger phono stage for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the phono stage position.