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Looking for a phono preamp that has volume control

Looking for a phono preamp that has volume control. I've gone digital and sold my preamp. I don't want to convert the analog to digital and play it thru my DAC. And I miss my records. So I'm looking suggestions, preferably tube phono preamp with  volume control.
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tomic601
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RM-4 Music Reference, they still have some NOS w volume controls 
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Looks like I have a lot of homework to do to get the right combination. I thought the points that  charles1dad brought up were spot on. I don't really know how much gain my amps require or what my present cartridge puts out. So, I'll need to figure that out first and then start looking for a combination that meets the amps requirements. Thx everybody for your input.
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georgehifi
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That’s not true. Many phono preamps do not put out enough voltage to drive a power amp directly!
Read the whole post before saying "that’s not true"

That’s why I said it has to have 68db of gain or higher!!!!!! And many do these days!
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fuzztone
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Simple answer is Parks Puffin, now available with coax OR toslink out to galvinically isolate it. 
Zero chance of transposing hum.
It has a big pot in the middle.
Until you get a DAC with remote volume.
Shannon used to sell tube phono stages.
He has moved on.
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fstein
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furutech alpha gt40 doing for chump change used
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