Your Ultimate Phono Preamp: Which One Would You Choose?


Imagine you’re in the market for a high-end phono preamp (your ultimate, at least for the moment) and have the budget to splurge.

Which one would you get?

Perhaps you've already got it, which one?

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I mostly listen to vinyl so the phono preamp is important for me. Next what is ultimate to one person is basic to another. My budget for a phono preamp is around 6k. So I have no experience above this. For 5 years I listened to an E Glo S. Overall a very good sounding phono preamp. I’m selling it now on Audiogon with an upgraded linear power supply. I switched to the ModWright PH 9.0 X-T. This is another great phono stage. I’m very pleased with it. 

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I have a Modwright PH9.0XT and I suppose it's made the rest of my system a bottleneck.

If my system could keep up, I would go Modwright PH150 or if I hit the lottery, Zestos Andros Tessera.

I'm very happy with my PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamp designed by Darren Myers and implementation done by the fine engineering team over there.

It's actually a bit overkill for my purposes (two MC Cart's only in my arsenal).

Prior to that I had the Mofi StudioPhono designed by Tim De Paravacini. IMHO the best phono Preamp under $1k. The PS Audio bettered it in the midrange and a bit sweeter treble response (to my ears anyways). Bass response for both Phono Pre's were similar again to my ears.

While there are the Sutherland's (I'd love to just try one justto see what the hype is all about). My "Dream" Cart/Phono Pre would DS Audio top line Cart. with the Ed Meitner modified Phono Pre.

Now I just need that winning Powerball ticket !

 

I bought the Parasound JC-3 and sent it back for a refund....Then purchased the PS Audio Stellar Phono Pre.......Still have it. Great sounding, Great Value.....Darren Myers knows what he's doing!