Musical Fidelity V90-LPS

The V90-LPS is a phono stage with outstanding sound quality at a highly affordable price.

The V90-LPS is a modestly priced, very high performance MM/MC phono stage with superb technical performance.

In our opinion, there are five critical areas where a phono stage must achieve excellence:

1. RIAA correction 
2. Correction above 20 kHz 
3. Low distortion 
4. Low noise 
5. Good overload margin 

The V90-LPS has extremely accurate RIAA correction and that extends up to 80 kHz and beyond. That may sound extreme, but there is a good deal of information above 20 kHz that needs correction. If it isn’t corrected, it will show itself as ringing and overshoot. 

The V90-LPS’s distortion is very low. Noise ratio is extremely low and all but inaudible. 

Overload margin is easily adequate for any current cartridge. 

All in all, the V90-LPS accomplishes everything necessary for a phono stage. 

There are many phono stages that are far more expensive and make extraordinary claims for their performance. In contrast, the modest V90-LPS just gets on with the job of doing everything you could reasonably expect from a phono stage. 

If you want top notch performance, and don’t care about the alleged conferred status of buying a high-priced product that offers no better performance than the V90-LPS, then we are of a like mind. 

UPGRADE ALERT – You’ve got to hear the V90-LPS powered by the Sbooster Audiophile Power Supply. Improved bass slam and definition, more body, ease, and increased air. A huge boost in performance for an already impressive component. Highly recommended.

The Musical Fidelity V90-LPS uses the 12-13V Sbooster, and can also take the 12 V ULTRA MKII upgrade.

V90-LPS In Brief 

• Switchable MM / MC input
• Extremely accurate RIAA extending out to at least 60kHz
• Very low noise (virtually inaudible)
• Very low distortion
• Excellent overload margin 
• Excellent channel separation
• Beautiful, considered build quality

Performance 

• Input impedance: 47kOhm (MM), 100Ohm (MC) 
• Input sensitivity: 3.0mV (MM), 400μV (MC) – for 300mV out 
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.01% (MM/MC) – @ 1kHz, 300mV out 
• Frequency Response: +0, –0.1dB, 20Hz to 20 kHz 
• Signal / Noise ratio (A weighted): >80dB (MM), >70dB (MC) 
• Input overload margin: 15dB (MM), 22dB (MC) 
• RIAA response: +/- 0.25dB 

Inputs 

• MM: 1 pair RCA sockets 
• MC: 1 pair RCA sockets 

Outputs 

• 1 pair RCA sockets 

General 

• Dimensions – WxHxD (mm): 170 x 47 x 102 
• Weight (unpacked / packed): 600g / 1.1 kg 
• Supplied Accessories 
• 1x 12v 500mA DC power supply