Phono Pre?

Well, I hate to pile on ... but I just downright love my Seduction.

Even if you're not a DIY kind of person, it's worth every bit of the cost to have Bottlehead build it for you - around $670. If you're a DIY'er then you can buy the kit for $369 but I highly recommend the $75 C4S upgrade.

Awesome phono-stage.

the best from affordable small phono stages I had is the Highphonic I have here for sale....and bonus is that it is battery powered!Silence is beautiful!

So, it seems that so far the Bottlehead Seduction is the phono pre of choice. I'm 60 and have been into this hobby since the early 60's and always have been a SS guy. The tube phone pre intrigues me though. I have several SS integrateds that I listen with, a vintage Yamaha CA 1010 that I love, a vintage Kenwood integrated(also excellent)and a Creek Destiny(excellent). My vinyl rig is an AR ES-1 with a Sumiko Premier MMT arm that I bought new quite a while back and a Shure V15-V-MR? cartridge.

Hagerman Labs Coronet 2

half kit: http://www.hagtech.com/cornet2.html
assembled: http://www.haglabs.com/cornet2.html

- is everyone suddenly experiening collective amnesia over Jim Hagerman's great products?

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier

Jolida JD-9A is in my opinion one ofthe best deals in a low cost / high quality and very versatile tube preamp. Enough flexibility too accommodate nearly any cartridge. Full, detailed and dynamic sound. Try this one... for $450, you can't go wrong. It even comes in a full sized, solid, and very well made chassis! Check out the review at Six Moons.