Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2

@drbond for a man that says he knows little about turntables - I commend your choice in the Dohmann Helix.

I've heard three vinyl front ends that have stuck with me. One had the FM Acoustics phono stage in a live v recorded demo and nothing i've heard comes close to reproducing with such accuracy. The Constellation was wonderful too the kind of sound one can live with forever - powerful and fast but musical too. Finally one by a British Designer Graham Tricker called Tron - just very very musical. I've sadly never heard the Mares Connoisseur nor the Boulder. I use a Vendetta (voiced like Connoisseur) and a Whest. I envy your task in choosing - but like @rauliruegas - if it were my money? FM Acoustics - versatile and just plain brilliant.

@sksos 

Yes, I only looked at the MC cartridge input, since I didn't want to fiddle with a SUT presently, although that could change in the future.  I couldn't be happier with the CH Precision P1 / X1.  I'm sure that the CS Port phono stage is excellent as well, though.  I personally only have extensive relevant experience with the CH Precision P1/X1 and the Manley Steelhead, both of which are very good, so I can't comment on the qualities of the CS Port.  Enjoy!

Dear @sksos : M.Lavigne made a suddenly ( at least for me that I followed him by years. ) turn around to tubes and SUT both no matters what goes against true fidelity ( best SUT is not SUT at all. ) to reproduce adding and losting the less to what the cartridge signal pick-up from the LP groove modulations. Tubes are the worst alternative for a phono stage. Only an opinion and I listen in my system to tubes for at least 10 years.

Could be important that you consider seriously to the SimAudio Moon 810LP fully diferential and dual mono SS phono stage that believe me not only can competes with any tube unit but outperform it easily and can competes bis a bis against any other SS top phono stage as CH or Boulder or Dartzeel or almost any one.

Here a TAS review where was surrounded by top speaker/electronics/analog:

Simaudio Moon 810LP Phono Preamplifier - The Absolute Sound

Think on it about. Could be very appreciated by your Bricasti amplifier and a MUSIC enjoyment for you as never before.

R.

810LP Phono Preamp | Best Turntable Preamplifier | MOON - Simaudio

@rauliruegas what is "true fidelity"? Do you know? Do I know? No. (My wife tells me I should know after being married for 46 years!) It was Kondo-san himself that taught me things about analog and it's sound and it was he who showed me the light regarding SUT's. Is it accurate? I'm not looking for accuracy but for a sound that keeps me engaged and enjoying the music and brings the musicians into my space, or better yet me into their space. I can appreciate your view and others views but for me I've been at this for a loooooong time and know what I like.

Enjoy your journey 😎

@sksos : " a sound that keeps me engaged and enjoying the music and brings the musicians into my space, or better yet me into their space. "

How what I posted could goes against your statement or against true fidelity? or against accuracy that you mentioned??

About SUT I owned/own over 15 different units including Kondo and I listen Kondo electronics several times in my system.

Certainly you can’t know what is true fidelity when your all tube phono stage is inherently just colored, yes is what you like and this is not under questioning.

Btw, I was not know that you are an audio dealer, it’s ok. No problem with.

R.