Great Value in Used Phono Preamp’s?

@adg101 and @boxer12 +1 On the Parks Audio Budgie and +1 on the Parks Audio SUT, if you can find them for sale. There’re so good, for the small amount of money they cost people who own them hold on to them and don’t sell them.

And the maker of the Budgie and the companion SUT as of about two weeks agao has stopped production of the Budgie and the companion SUT for another phono preamp called the Puffin.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/my-6922-tubes-are-too-bright/post?postid=1578355#1578355

+1 for Musical Surroundings used Pre's.

Consider the Lehmann Audio SE phono pre, probably more like $600 used, but is very good. I have used one for 4 years now. it has an outboard PSU, very clean, detailed, balanced, not rich but full sounding.

also, consider a used ClearAudio pre from Germany. I've had the "Basic", which retailed at $1000 but can get used for $600.

I had the Lehmann and the Basic at the same time, did A/B comparisons. I thought they sounded pretty similar to each other on a small but modest bedroom system. 

Another vote for Musical Surroundings. I have the Phonomena II. I got a bargain on a used one. It's very flexible and sounds great. When I was shopping, my short list also included the PS GCPH. They don't come up used often and are usually over $500; but once in a while....