Behind the Lens

995:Sound That Won’t Break The Bank
98 TONE AUDIO NO.75 FEATURE
Still the best you can get
TONE’s publisher, who turned
me on to the original Lounge
LCR, and I tried a wide range
of phono cartridges all the
way up to the $10k (not a
misprint) Koetsu reviewed this
issue and we both remain
astonished at how you can get
this much performance for such
a reasonable price. I’d go as
far as to say if you have a big
bucks, vacuum tube- based
phonostage, I’d keep a Lounge
LCR mk. III and Copla in the
closet just in case your big
player takes a dump, so you’re
never without music.
For everyone else, there’s
no better phonostage for the
money – still. The Lounge LCR
mk. III reveals more music than
anything we’ve heard under
$1,300 except the $1,295
Decware that we reviewed
last issue, and that is also MM
only. Add the Copla to the
mix and this combo is nipping
at the heels of the $2,000
contenders. So whether you
are an analog lover on a tight
budget, an analog lover who
wants to spend more money
on software than hardware,
or an analog lover needing a
spare phonostage for whatever
reason, we can’t suggest the
Lounge Audio LCR mk. III with
Copla strongly enough.
And for the third year in a
row, we’re happy to give it one
of our Exceptional Value Awards;
we think there’s no better value
in analog, period.
www.loungeaudio.com
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