"Rob" wrote


I've got an 834P phono, paid about 200UKP S/H, and I like it a lot. Only
criticisms are a slight bass 'lift' and a daft difficult-to-see on/off
arrangement - I left it on for a week once ;-).


Chicken head knobs will help you avoid this - I swapped them onto both my
EAR bits (and back off again when I sold them), but global-waming ussues
aside, the EAR is designed to be left on 24/7 with no ill effect, I
gather....



Oh, and needless to say,
it has a noisy left channel until nudged about a bit.


Clean yer pins!!


Couple of
amusing/informative links:

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/t.mpl?f=vinyl&m=108318

http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/...postID=365#365

825UKP new is silly though.


Yes, interesting - I think the phrase 'turd polishing' is a bit harsh, but I
would say (personal experience again) the EAR phono can't hold a candle to
the then WAD Phono II which has a separate power supply (essential in my
book). I believe there is a new one due out soon from the new 'World
Designs' company which is risen (all Phoenix-like) from the steaming ashes
of WAD - maybe it'll be even better??

(But be quick - I don't see 'WD' surviving much longer than WAD did! ;-)