Rega Fono MM Mk2 review - mega-shootout

*Rega Fono MM Mk2* BASS DYNAMICS 7.5 EXTENSION 8 CONTROL, DEFINITION 5.5 TREBLE DETAIL REFINEMENT 6 EXTENSION 5.5 MIDRANGE NATURALNESS 6 SIBILANCE-FREE 6.5 TONALITY & HARMONICS 6 DETAIL & CLARITY 6 IMAGING 5.5 SOUNDSTAGING 5.5 RHYTHM AND TIMING 6.5 OVERALL SCORE FOR Rega Fono MM Mk2 = 74.5/120. *************************************************************** *Pro-Ject Phono Box S* BASS DYNAMICS 3 EXTENSION 5 CONTROL, DEFINITION 4 TREBLE DETAIL REFINEMENT 5 EXTENSION 5 MIDRANGE NATURALNESS 3 SIBILANCE-FREE 4 TONALITY & HARMONICS 4 DETAIL & CLARITY 4 IMAGING 4 SOUNDSTAGING 4 RHYTHM AND TIMING 4 OVERALL SCORE FOR Pro-Ject Phono Box S = 49/120. *************************************************************** *Emotiva XPS-1* BASS DYNAMICS 5 EXTENSION 3 CONTROL, DEFINITION 2 TREBLE DETAIL REFINEMENT 4 EXTENSION 5 MIDRANGE NATURALNESS 4 SIBILANCE-FREE 4 TONALITY & HARMONICS 4 DETAIL & CLARITY 4 IMAGING 4 SOUNDSTAGING 4 RHYTHM AND TIMING 4 OVERALL SCORE FOR Emotiva XPS-1 = 47/120. ************ Dear Friends, this is the mega 8-phonostages shootout-and-review series. Carrying on from the GroupA ($70-80) and GroupB ($90-120) cartridges shootout and reviews in the past few months, I have now proceeded, as promised 3 months ago, to bring forth this review series so as to rigorously compare and find out: Of these more AFFORDABLE phono stages, which are the ones THAT WILL really bring us the VINYL ANALOGUE magic, dynamics and beauty? :-D Actually I have started preparing for...