Solid State Phono Stages - Pathos Acoustics
The output level from a turntable is lower than from a "line level" item (CD player, hi-fi streamer, etc). To use a turntable, your amplifier must have a built in phono stage (labelled "phono" or "disc"), although these are often of sub-standard quality. As such, a dedicated phono stage is essential to get the best sound from your vinyl and connects between turntable and amplifier. These solid state models are an alternative to a valve phono stage.
Pathos Acoustics was founded in 1994 by the three Italian pioneers: Gaetano Zanini , Gianni Borinato and Paolo Andriolo in the Italian city Vicenza. The Pathos approach does not know any dogmas or rules, but the goal is clear – to reproduce music in the most authentic way.
To make products similar or equal to existing on the market does not fit with the Pathos philosophy: every machine planned and constructed by Pathos must contain technological innovation, not innovations as technical exercise, but something capable of offering real advantages for the realisation of the original aim “faithfully reproduction of music”.
All Pathos products are handcrafted in Vicenza Italy. Following a long tradition of Italian craftsmanship. Using only the finest hand selected components to ensure a peerless quality.