ModWright Phono Stage Designs and Reviews – A Retrospective!

December 17, 2025

While I began ModWright as a mods company, and specifically mods to digital equipment, I have really always been an Analog Engineer. It should come as no suprise then that we have produced some exceptional phono stages over the years.

SWP 9.0SE Tube Phono.
SWLP 9.0SE Tube Phono and Linestage.
PH 150 Reference Tube Phono.
PH 9.0, PH 9.0X and PH 9.0XT Tube Phono stages.

We have done a lot of interesting things over the years, but the designs that have resonated most with me over the years are the tube phono stages

I have compiled the reviews and awards for all of our phono stages over time.

I think we have done OK…

SWP 9.0SE Reviews:
Positive Feedback (SWP Phono / 9.0SE), by Greg Weaver (Oct. 2007):
Positive Feedback (SWP 9.0 / 9.0SE), by Bob Levi (March 2008):

SWLP 9.0SE Reviews:
10Audio (SWLP 9.0SE Preamplifier):

PH 150 Reviews:
HighFidelity.pl (PH 150 – English page), by Marek Dyba (Jan 2015):
HiFi+ (PH 150 phono stage), by Jason Kennedy (Oct. 2015)
Part-Time Audiophile (PH150 compared in a dual review), by Scott Hull (Dec. 2015):
The Absolute Sound (PH 150 Reference Phonostage), by Greg Weaver (July 2016):
Stereophile (Analog Corner #251 – PH 150), by Michael Fremer (July 2016):
2017 The Absolute Sound Editor’s Choice Awards!” (includes PH 150):