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What phono pre am I looking for?

It needs to be quiet, fast, dynamic and not cost an arm and a leg, $1500? Plays nice with a VPI/dynavector 20x2 low without a sut. I listen and enjoy most everything but, the British Invasion, Willie Nelson, Gillian Welch and jazz take the cake. I have tubes, an LTA pre, decware set amp and omega speakers. 
The new channel islands peq-1 looks mighty fine and dusty uses the 20x2 as his personal cart, which can't be bad?  New or used no problem. 

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topoxforddoc
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TRON Convergence comes in at that budget on a MC version. 90% of the performance of a high end TRON Seven phono stage at a snip of the price. Beautifully built to order (you can specify which cartridge you have and wish to match). Ultra quiet for a valve/tube phono - no audible circuit noise on my 104 dB/W Avantgarde Duos
bpoletti
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@chakster thou dost too much protest
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varyat
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+1 for the Tron Convergence ! Great value ...
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jmolsberg OP
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Tron is very handsome. 
boxer12
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I bought a new audio alchemy with their optional power supply about a year ago & really like it. I'm not sure how it compares to the others mentioned but it replaced an older sonic frontiers unit (which I still have) and easily betters that. The cost would be around $1500. It has 2 inputs. Currently have 2 arms set up, both for MM, although it does well with LOMC's as well. Just a thought. 
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