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Following in the footsteps and true Design DNA of the Reference PH 150, the PH 9.0 offers most of the same performance and flexibility of the PH 150 at a much lower price and smaller form factor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rise of interest in vinyl has led to demand for flexible, high performance phono stages to make the most of ALL of our vinyl. The PH 9.0 is quiet, musical, physically compact and flexible enough to suit the simplest to the most complex analog rigs!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe chose Lundahl MC step-up transformers, separate MM and MC inputs, compact external power supply on a long umbilical and vacuum tube design to maximize flexibility. The use of external supply, careful grounding, layout and solid engineering result in an extremely quiet tube phono stage!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe power supply is small and has no controls and may be tucked out of the way anywhere. The phono stage itself is 10“Wx10“Wx4“H. Its compact form factor allows flexible placement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the PH 150, front panel controls for MM, Mute, MC input select, On-The-Fly MC loading and gain adjustment for MM and MC carts allows for easy adjustment to suit different cartridges and systems. Mono\/Stereo toggles is locate on the rear panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANNOUCEMENT: NEW PH9.0X LUNDAHL 1660S TRANSFORMER UPGRADE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat the PH 9.0X upgrade includes:\u003cbr\u003eThe upgrade to the PH 9.0X involves the addition of a pair of Lundahl gapped output transformers, commonly used in SET tube amps. The addition of these transformers also means the elimination of a pair of chokes and coupling caps, all in the signal path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy this upgrade?:\u003cbr\u003eThe circuit change made to the PH 9.0X, make it much closer to the PH 150 in terms of overall circuit design. Various other circuit differences in the PH 9.0 vs. the PH 150 were implemented, to see where the PH 9.0 could be improved. Most either made no difference, or for whatever reason, did not sound as good in the PH 9.0. This circuit change however DOES make a difference. The use of the Lundahl output transformers was one of the cost cutting design changes made to the PH 150 to achieve the PH 9.0. I found that the improvements were simply big enough that it warranted offering the upgrade, as an add cost option for the PH 9.0.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSonic Benefits:\u003cbr\u003eThe sonic benefits of this circuit change are obvious and significant! 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