Changes in the audio industry over the past decade have led to advances in digital technology. Despite these advances, the analog medium composed of the phono cartridge, turntable, and phono stage still holds fascination for audiophiles. The appeal is not simply nostalgic, as analog systems can have greater dynamics and superior reproduction of the high frequencies. The Nuance uses a fully balanced topology, designed for both moving coil and moving magnet cartridges, to fully develop the analog stage to its greatest potential. Inside reside two completely separate power supplies with 50,000 microfarads of filtering, bypassed with polypropylene capacitors.
Additional regulation is present on each module, which is potted for ideal thermal stability.
The basic design uses passive equalization for the delicate high frequencies and active equalization for the low frequencies. This topolgy was derived from hundreds of hours of listening tests, comparing all of the various combinations. The results are significantly superior imaging, soundstage, ambience retrieval, dynamics, and transient response. The harmonic balance is phenomenal. As the circuit is dual mono, the channel separation is incomparable.