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SUT Advice - Which Ones Are The Best?

I am currently in research mode.  I want to add a SUT to my set-up but I am finding that there is not a lot of information from my local audio shop resources.  It seems that SUTs are outliers in the high end audio world.  
That said, I have read several articles in magazines and the web touting their merits.
Of all the brands out there I am most familiar with Bob's Devices.  Art Dudley wrote many good things about his experiences with Bob's SUTs, and I happen to trust Art (God rest his soul), but I'm wondering if there are others I should consider as well.  Please post your recommendations if you have experience with any SUTs, regardless of brand.
As for my set-up, I have a SME 20/2 turntable, Tri-Planer tone arm, Lyra Kleos cartridge, and KTE LCR Mk5 Phono preamp.  I do not know if I will always use a Kleos cartridge but I do think I will always buy low output MC carts.  I hope to buy something that will work with low output MCs but have some adjustability just in case.
I'd love to hear your recommendations.
Thanks!
Peter
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chakster
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A coil inevitably has inductance. However there are some tricks of winding that can minimize it, as in Mills resistors. Otherwise wirewound resistors are inductive. It’s the law.


Might be a special trick, description about inductance is from the manual @lewm
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wspohn
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Don't ignore the Hagerman Piccolo 2 head amp. Dead quiet and cheap at around $300.  Replaced a transformer in one system that was hard to keep from humming.
sokogear
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If the phono stage has gain settings up to 60 or 65DB in addition to impedence selections for cartridge flexibility, why do you need an SUT? It would seem logical that more connectors introduce more distortion.

If you are talking about an SUT instead of a phono stage because the impedence is already well suited or in addition a phono stage that has no gain capability, then I guess it makes sense.

Am I missing something?
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chakster
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It would seem logical that more connectors introduce more distortion.


distortion that you can't detect
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dinov
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I have a Dynavector SUT, was hard to find, even harder to get documentation like a users manual (from dynavector that is) and expensive. But oh so nice, quiet, smooth, detailed and lush. Of course that’s with a Dynavector XX2, and run thru my McIntosh MX110Z. Highly recommended..
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