Some tests show that a slight amount of harmonic distortion is unavoidable though hardly noticeable. This is because current manufacturers make devices with small distortion specifications. Frequency Response

-Rega Fono MM MK3 Phono Stage Black - HiFix

This post is a bit late as I see you have already chosen a Rega Fono (I assume it is the MM mk3 not the moving coil version). By a quirk of fate I have both the Rega Fono MM Mk3 and the Musical Fidelity V90-LPS. I have owned the Rega for quite a while but the MF came as a freebee when I recently bought a Musical Fidelity integrated amp. I've been swapping between the Fono Mk3 and V90-LPS for the past few weeks and I can't really decide which one I prefer, but what I can say is they definitely sound different to one another. I wouldn't classify myself as an audiophile but I do listen to a lot of music and know what I like / don't like. To my ears the V90-LPS sounds more open and lively but the rega is warmer and (I think) easier to listen to for long periods. Remarkably, it creates perfect balance by treating every frequency with a similar texture and tone. This way, it gets to the high or low levels as long as your turntable allows it.For a frequency response of 20 Hz–20 kHz, this turntable preamp offers a natural and defined rich sound profile.

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Overall, the iFi Audio Zen phono preamp parts work together to enable vinyl clarity and excellent imaging. Pros The internals have remained unchanged from the last generation'With only a case change, was a review necessary?These two tasks are not hard for the engineers to get right when developing a phono preamp. The nature of the PHONO signal and the shape of the RIAA curve has more or less been the same since the 1950s. We have state-of-the-art testing facilities in Reading, London and Bath, where our team of experienced, in-house reviewers test the majority of hi-fi and AV kit that passes through our door – including phono preamps (or phono stages). I'm running KEFs which are pretty wayward when it comes to bass (bungs provided as standard), with the Fono the bass has no presence.

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Hi Simon – maybe, maybe not. Sometimes the high volume you hear may be down to more high-frequency noise from the CD player or the mastering of the CD itself or one of many other reasons. Take the Rega Fono MM as an example of such a conundrum. Since the MK2 version received a What Hi-Fi? Award it has had plenty of competition, but none sufficient to relieve it of its crown.A phono stage equalizes the RIAA curve to the turntable’s output signal, restoring its initial shape. Also, remember that you need to buy a turntable preamp with RIAA standards to get the best sound quality. Another oldie but still a goodie, the Gram Amp 2 holds its own nearly a decade after first coming on the scene. And you can see why - simplicity is the name of the game here, an approach that ages remarkably well. It's a moving-magnet phono stage with one set of inputs, one output, no bells or whistles. Maybe. It probably sounds a fraction better than its little bother. But we are talking nuances for sure. This is what I like, reaching a level of contentment, safe in the knowledge that there exists no perfection to be reached at any price.