The facts, Vinyl is the best way to reproduce music with maximum quality short of borrowing the master tapes when the producer isn't looking. SACD / DVD-A and CD can be very good and they offer convenience and take way less storage space. Nothing beats the tactile nature of vinyl records, it is almost a religious experience, the cleaning storing microscopic adjustments to your arm and cartridge to extract the most music from the groove.

Then you leave the mechanical world and pass the extremely delicate signal to the Boulder 2008 phono stage, that’s where it gets tricky because most reviewers have called wolf too often and the public has become jaded, I can only say to those affected just listen to this Boulder 2008 Phono as it will rock your world!

Boulder 2008 PHONO PRE Details

In introducing the 2008 Phono Preamplifier, Boulder sets a new standard for vinyl reproduction of any vintage. It provides ultimate convenience and versatility for the dedicated record lover.

The 2008 is equipped with inputs for three turntables. In addition to the standard RIAA, two optional equalization curves are available selectable from the front panel.

To obtain the utmost in sonic clarity, the 993 discrete gain module is used exclusively throughout the 2008. The personality card allows convenient change of cartridge loading. The 2008 comes with a separate 2000 power supply.

"I was left as overwhelmed as when I'm listening to the real thing. We've all had this listening experience as our systems improve. But compared to everything else I've ever heard, with the Boulder it was no incremental improvement but an enormous one...

No phono section I've ever heard comes anywhere near to matching the sonic performance of the Boulder 2008. As with the Rockport System III Sirius turntable, the 2008 belongs in Class A+ of "Recommended Components": a class by itself. "
- STEREOPHILE , Michael Fremer, July, 2002

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