Kedar,
Glad you found the visit useful. In fact my Allaerts is the standard MC1 Boron, rather than a Boron MkII or any of the MC2 models (Finish, Formula 1 etc). The MC1B and MC1B Mk2 are probably the best compromises in terms of SQ versus price. But if price is no object, that's different.
Charlie
R2R: Studer A820 1/2 inch 2 track; Otari MTR-12 1/4 inch 2 track; Sony APR 5003; Sony APR 5002; Studer A807/II. Vinyl: Platine Verdier Allaerts MC1B/Schroeder Reference & Model 2 Decca C4E/Hadcock 228 TRON Seven Reference phono. Keith Monks MkII RCM Other analogue source: Nakamichi Dragon with ANT4066 mods. Amplification: TRON Meteor preamp TRON Voyager 20B SET power. Speakers: Avantgarde Duo. Digital: computing at last with Prism Sound Lyra 2 A2D converter