Fosgate Signature Phono Preamp


Does anyone have any experience with the new Fosgate Phono Preamp? I'm currently using the Moon LP 5.3 with power supply upgrade which has been great, but I'm intrigued by the Fosgate. I've been auditioning one for the last few weeks and really like it. It has a very natural tone and listening to music with it is very enjoyable.

My one concern is that I hear much higher noise vs. the Moon when the needle isn't on the record. Not sure if this should be a real concern, given that I like what I'm hearing, but would like to hear other perspectives.
marlonrsmith
I am very interested in hearing more about the Fosgate phono preamp. I too am using a SimAudio LP5.3 with upgraded power supply. It will be feeding a newly acquired Musical Fidelity NuVista M3 integrated amplifier into either PSB Stratus Gold or Synchrony One speakers. turntables will be either Sota Cosmos IV, Sme 309, Delos; Oracle Delphi V SE, Sme 345, Ortofon Kontrapunkt B; Transrotor Fat Bob, Audiomods IV, Monster Genesis 2000. Will the Fosgate be a sideways move, or something considerably better?
Does anyone know if the Foz uses step-up xformers (SUTs) for the MC section?  If not, which tubes are utilized for the MC portion of the preamp?
I have the Foz.

Those 2 cans are NOT step ups.

The circuit has active gain. According to the manual, only tube 3(12AX7) makes a noticeable sonic change.

On a side note- those 2 cans are used as footers on my old REL sub!
Hello tablejockey.......can you tell me what your impressions of the preamp are and if you've done any experimenting with tube-rolling?

Hi, just got a used Fosgate Signature Phono V1 that is a little noisy and I am suspecting the tubes. Any suggestions if this is likely? Also, what brand were the stock tubes? The current tubes are: 

V2,V1: 2x Jolinda 12AT7 WA USA

V3: 1x 6DJ8 Unison Research 

V4: 1x Svetlana 12AX7

V5,V6: 2x Mullard 12AT7/ECC81 Russia

V7: 1x 6x4 USA

I would be grateful for any help. Thanks. Frank