Mola Mola Makua - Phono stage

Up for sale is the phono stage optional module for a Mola Mola "Makua" preamplifier. The preamplifier is not included in this sale.
We were the original Mola Mola importer and this is a component that we discovered recently, from a demo Makua. This phono stage was pulled from a working Makua and the phono stage itself had no issues.  This is a remarkable phono stage and should not be judged on the basis of its cost. But well able to compete with $10k+ stand-alone models.
Besides 70 choices of EQ, the bass shelf can be adjusted, so bass shy records can be adjusted to your taste.  Amazingly flexible. The adjustments are made within the Mola Mola App.

All settings are software controllable, either on the fly using a smart-phone and tablet via the Mola Mola Remote app or directly stored under the preset buttons. The preamp can be configured to route any input through the phono stage, this allows you to have multiple turntables and cartridges connected.

The Phono Stage (ETM review)
"The phono stage's performance rivals, and in many ways surpasses, the performance of some other fine units that I currently use as references. Quiet, sonically well-balanced, with superb bass weight and definition coupled to impressive dynamic scaling, I suspect that the $3800 phono board can compete with stand-alone units that cost $4-5K. Add to the mix the ability to preset each input as an independent phono stage and near-infinite configurability, including your choice of up to 72 different equalization curves, and you have a formidable package. Please bear in mind that while the loading and equalization options are configured in the digital realm, the actual chosen equalization curve is applied in the analogue domain, meaning no loss of fine sonic detail owing to last-minute analog-to-digital signal conversions."
 

A Hot Rod of a Phono Stage (PFO review)

"I am not going to claim to be a phono stage expert. However, I have listened to many over the course of my audiophile journey, and personally own the WHEST Audio PS.40RDT, which is considered a class leader by those who have heard it. I will say from my personal experience that the 40RDT is the first phono stage that showed me what a high-end analog system can sound like. It was detailed, dynamic, nuanced, and had a naturalness that a digital system simply cannot compete with. Of course, like most High End phono stages, there was no configuration app, and if I wanted to change the cartridge loading or gain this required a full shutdown, allen wrench, and a quick manual check. Let's just say that the WHEST Audio was a set it and forget it kinda device.

The Mola Mola phono add-on for the Makua is advertised as an archival grade phono stage, and for good reason. It is dead quiet and incredibly flexible. It has separate MM and MC gain stages, and its gain can be adjusted in 5dB increments over a 40 dB range. You can also adjust things like the bass shelf, and as I mentioned you can choose from a massive list of EQ curves ensuring that your old vinyl collection is heard the way it was intended to be.

We will talk more about the listening performance of the Makua, but if I were buying a Makua and I had a nice enough analog system, I personally would buy it with the phono stage. It really is that good and competed very well with my more expensive unit from unit from WHEST. When you add in all the flexibility it offers over the WHEST from a configuration perspective, the decision becomes a bit of a no-brainer."

PayPal or C.C. + 3.5%.   The price does not include shipping.

CA residents will need to pay sales tax.   

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