Musical Fidelity V90-LPS Phono StageV90 LPS Phono Stage The V90 LPS is a Phono Stage with outstanding sound quality at a highly affordable price. The V90 LPS is a modestly priced, very high performance MM MC phono stage with superb technical performance. In our opinion, there are five critical areas where a phono stage must achieve excellence: RIAA correction Correction above 20 kHz Low distortion Low noise Good overload margin The V90 LPS has extremely accurate RIAA correction and that

V90-LPS | Phono Stage

The V90-LPS is a Phono Stage with outstanding sound quality at a highly affordable price.

The V90-LPS is a modestly priced, very high performance MM/MC phono stage with superb technical performance.

In our opinion, there are five critical areas where a phono stage must achieve excellence:

1. RIAA correction 
2. Correction above 20 kHz 
3. Low distortion 
4. Low noise 
5. Good overload margin 

The V90-LPS has extremely accurate RIAA correction and that extends up to 80 kHz and beyond. That may sound extreme, but there is a good deal of information above 20 kHz that needs correction. If it isn’t corrected, it will show itself as ringing and overshoot. 

The V90-LPS’s distortion is very low. Noise ratio is extremely low and all but inaudible. 

Overload margin is easily adequate for any current cartridge. 

All in all, the V90-LPS accomplishes everything necessary for a phono stage. 

There are many phono stages that are far more expensive and make extraordinary claims for their performance. In contrast, the modest V90-LPS just gets on with the job of doing everything you could reasonably expect from a phono stage. 

If you want top notch performance, and don’t care about the alleged conferred status of buying a high-priced product that offers no better performance than the V90-LPS, then we are of a like mind. 

V90-LPS In Brief 

• Switchable MM / MC input
• Extremely accurate RIAA extending out to at least 60kHz
• Very low noise (virtually inaudible)
• Very low distortion
• Excellent overload margin 
• Excellent channel separation
• Beautiful, considered build quality

REVIEWS

"A very impressive little product at the price, then"
DP - Hi-Fi-Choice 10/13

"Small but powerful"
Stefan Schickedanz - AUDIO 01/14

"A device with all-round features that sound balanced and highly decent - excellent"
LowBeats 01/16

"Increased dynamics, a silky, balanced high-pitched range and a clean, wide-ranging image"
Mint 08/17

"Dynamics, tonality, playfulness? Yes!"
Stereo 12/13