I've been looking at the Audio Research LP1 ever since I first noticed it on the market, maybe 3 years ago. I didn't buy because its fixed gain of 47 dB wasn't right for the 0.4 mV output of my Benz cartridge.

But I've been using a high-output Dynavector for a while now. Its 2.8 mV output is right in there with the LP1's gain. And so when a used one turned up on the website of the local ARC dealer, I went and got it the same day.

I'm digging the muscular sound, for the moment. It probably lacks a tad of the clarity and detail of the Benz along with the PS Audio GCPH, but it's fun.