Mola Mola Lupe Phono Stage. Are these reviewers serious?

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The Mola Mola Lupe phono stage has reviewers in a state of shock, its almost embarrassing how much its revered.  -- TA

Stereophile raves

Flexing the company's well-established digital chops, the Lupe's astonishing range of adjustments and features would be relatively easy to implement.

They say you should never make assumptions, and that's true for the Lupe, because, as I soon learned, the Lupe's signal path is 100% un-messed-with analog. No DSP here.

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Part Time Audiophile Most ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECOMMENDED!

What should have become clear by this point is that while I unconsciously and instinctively start listening to any newly installed piece of gear with my analyst’s hat on and digital notepad fired up, within a matter of minutes after dropping the needle when listening to my favorite music with the Mola Mola Lupe, I quickly dismissed those cares, put down my notes, and was simply transported into the message of the music. This is a powerfully musical and flexible component, one that has the chops and adaptability to make it your last purchase and get most listeners off the phono stage merry-go-round. 

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Here's an incredible Video Review by the Audio Analyst 

The standalone version of our well-known archival grade Phono stage features three single-ended inputs and one balanced input. It has a balanced output as well as a single-ended output. The Lupe with its dedicated power supply, k and the added "subsonic filter" provides the discerning record aficionado with the most accurate set-up for recreating the magic of the turntable as it was intended. The display of the well-known "half sized chassis" Lupe offers at a glance information on the settings.

What was conceived as a simple RIAA add-on for the Makua Preamplifier (also available in the Kula Integrated amplifier) has quickly spiraled into the quietest and probably most versatile phono stage ever built. MC/MM input stages are optimized for current noise and voltage noise respectively. Unlike the more common arrangement of an MC head amp feeding into the MM stage, the two stages are fully independent, realizing an equally short signal path for both. Input gain is switchable in 5dB steps over a 40dB range. Input resistance and capacitance are individually switchable. Available EQ settings cover practically all known cutting curves including 78 RPM.

All settings are software controllable, either on the fly using a smart-phone or tablet via the Mola Mola Remote app or directly stored under the preset buttons. Digitally controlled all switching is done in the analogue domain. The Lupe can be configured to route any of the four inputs through the phono stage, this allows you to have multiple turntables and/or cartridges connected.

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PERFORMANCE

Input noise (MC): 0.35nV/rtHz 
Input noise (MM): 0.9pA/rtHz
Sensitivity: variable from 30uV to 5mV
THD, IMD: not measurable
RIAA conformance: +/-0.1dB
Subsonic filter -3dB @20Hz

AVAILABLE LOADS 

AVAILABLE GAIN

AVAILABLE TIME CONSTANTS

t1: 200, 250, 318, 400, 450us 
t2: 50, 64, 75, 100us
bass shelf: 14, 18, 20dB

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