WestminsterLab Monologue phonoamp - a new 2024 product

[gleeds]

My pleasure, Steve, and great to hear the DS is in hand! I'll keep you posted on the Monologue's arrival.

 

[slowGEEZR]

My pleasure, Steve, and great to hear the DS is in hand! I'll keep you posted on the Monologue's arrival.

Thanks Gary!

 

[Ron Resnick]

To be frank, optical cartridges had not been my cup of tea. IMHO they were clean, quiet and gave excellent performance in all hifi aspects.
However they couldn't "touch" my heart as much as the traditional cartridges.

I fully agree with this. I still like the DS Audio cartridges more than all but my favorite moving coil and moving iron cartridges, but I always felt there was something missing from the optical cartridges in the "musicality" department.

I had a fairly long talk with Angus about precisely this, and he basically agreed with me. But he said that his optical decoder recovers the musicality.

It will be very interesting to put this to the test as some of our people audition the WestminsterLab optical decoder.

 

[CKKeung]

Hi Angus,
Congratulations !!!

Westminster Lab - Monologue MM/MC/DS Audio Optical Phono Preamplifier

A new phono preamp from a lauded up and comer, Westminster Lab.

trackingangle.com

 

[Ron Resnick]

Big congratulations, Angus and Gary, on Dave's review!!!

 

[Steve williams]

Well deserved Gary. I knew when I heard those REI amps and Quest in my system you had a game changer product. Nice to see young and innovative minds changing the status quo in our industry with products that are not only great to listen to but also at prices that must make the competition nervous

 

[mxk116]

Hi Angus,
Congratulations !!!

Westminster Lab - Monologue MM/MC/DS Audio Optical Phono Preamplifier

A new phono preamp from a lauded up and comer, Westminster Lab.

trackingangle.com

Now all I need is a turntable!

 

[Mcsnare]

Big congratulations, Angus and Gary, on Dave's review!!!

Thanks, Ron. I had fun on this one. The Monologue and Rei are superb sounding.

 

[keithc]

Thanks, Ron. I had fun on this one. The Monologue and Rei are superb sounding.

Bravo, sir, well written piece! Now the hardest part is to choose which cartridge....

 

[Ron Resnick]

Thanks, Ron. I had fun on this one. The Monologue and Rei are superb sounding.

The review was wonderfully written, insightful and understandable. You took us alongside you on your journey of exploration with these components.

 

[lscangus]

Thanks, Ron. I had fun on this one. The Monologue and Rei are superb sounding.

Thank you so much for your appreciation. It really meant a lot to us!

 

[analogsa]

The Monologue looks very good,

Yup. Especially those elegant CF covers that preclude all discussions of parts quality

 

[slowGEEZR]

Now that I've read Dave's review, I'm getting anxious to hear mine! Great review Dave!

 

[CKKeung]

HIFISTATEMENT | netmagazine - WestminsterLab Monologue

Phonoeinschübe für die im letzten Jahr mit dem Statement in High Fidelity-Award ausgezeichnete WestminsterLab Quest Vorstufe gibt es schon seit eini

www.hifistatement.net

 

[gleeds]

Thanks for posting CK. You beat me too it again!
Dave McNair should be done with the DS Audio portion of the Monologue review soon.

 

[CKKeung]

Reviewed by Dave Mcnair of Tracking Angle :

Westminster Lab - Monologue MM/MC/DS Audio Optical Phono Preamplifier

A new phono preamp from a lauded up and comer, Westminster Lab.

trackingangle.com