Primare R35 solid-state, MM/MC phono stage

Load settings on a phono stage are rather like filter settings on DACs; not everyone bothers to try them out, yet their effects can be pretty dramatic. The degree of effect is often more apparent with phono stages than it is with DACs, but in both cases, it’s always worth trying the available options. The new Primare R35 has more loading options than most for both main cartridge types, and the differences encountered were fairly obvious, but I’m getting ahead of myself. The R35 replaces the R32 at the top of Primare’s small selection of standalone phono stages, and there …