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This is a buyer’s market for capable used phono stages, and at £990 this Pulsus is a strong deal rather than merely fair: it sits below the £1,002 25th-percentile figure and well under the £1,040 median from five recent comparable listings. Assuming it is complete and working properly, the pricing gives a buyer useful headroom.
The Pulsus remains a particularly worthwhile choice for its quiet, neutral, rhythmically assured presentation and unusually broad cartridge matching. Adjustable gain, resistance and capacitance cover MM and low-output MC use, while the separate regulated power supply helps keep noise down and dynamics clean. Check that the external supply and connecting umbilical are included, and confirm the underside loading switches are accessible, but there is no obvious price-related concern here. At £990, it looks like a genuine buying opportunity for someone wanting a serious, flexible phono stage.
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AVID HiFi, founded in 1995 by Conrad Mas in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, emerged from humble garage beginnings with a singular mission to eliminate vibration from audio replay chains. Mas, a lifelong turntable obsessive since his teenage years, bootstrapped the company through prototypes shown at international shows, evolving from earlier ventures like Master Audio Systems and Acutus Audio amid 1980s financial challenges. Handcrafted in British factories for three decades, AVID remains founder-owned and operated, embodying uncompromising engineering heritage.
The brand excels in high-performance analogue audio, renowned for its turntables like the flagship Acutus, which spawned an extensive range, alongside precision tonearms, phono stages, and cartridges. Its portfolio extends to synergistic amplifiers, loudspeakers, cables, and isolation devices, enabling complete groove-to-ear systems that prioritize vibration control and sonic purity.
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