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[ragwo]

@ragwo
The Parks Audio Puffin looks amazing.
Since you had set up with the puffin and without.
Can you tell if its worth the money/audio performance?

It's definitely worth the money in my opinion. I've ditched an ASR Mini Basis Mk2 for it, and I don't regret it. The noise floor is lower, the Puffin sounds just as good and is more versatile than the Mini Basis, even if the ASR is very versatile. The ASR cost twice the price of the Puffin, and still you'll need an A/D converter with a standard phono amp. I used the first generation RME ADI-2 for A/D conversion and it did a great job, but it adds to the cost. The Puffin even handles LOMC cartridges, and few phono amps in that price range does that.

Edit:
The Puffin's digital output is only 24/48 but it's sufficient for me.