Item Condition: Excellent
Shipping Options: Shipping is included in price.
Suburb or Town: Summer Hill
State: NSW
Payment Method: Paypal (F&F or buyer covers fees), EFT, Cash
Reason for selling: NLR
Downsizing - so all my second system gear must go.
Purchased in late 2021 - this is the top of the line, fully pimped out version of the Kitsune phono stage with R-Core transformer and discrete voltage regulation, upgraded caps, copper accents and KTE badges. Black Chassis (mk5s WBT is higher end model with pure silver litz dc cable, DUAL discrete voltage regulation, Optimized caps for best transient response, black pcb with shielding, pure silver litz connections from pcb to connectors/rca, and upgraded Panasonic psu caps and WBT pure silver RCA Connectors. https://www.kitsunehifi.com/product/kte-lcr-1-mk5-mk5s-mc-mm-mi-lcr-riaa-phono-stage/
The review of the standard edition is here: https://www.stereophile.com/content/gramophone-dreams-50-kitsuné-hifi-lcr-1-mk5-phono-preamplifier-sumiko-songbird-starling - this SE should sound significantly better but i can't find any reviews for this. Owners thread here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/new-phono-stage-kte-lcr-1-mk5-very-impressive
Very hard to get at the moment due to supply chain issues. Only narrowly beaten by my GoldNote PH-10 + EVO power supply which costs quite a bit more.
RRP landed in Oz ~ $3800AUDish so priced at 50% of the new price. Shipping Oz wide included in price.
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