Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State

Dear @theflattire  :  Uesugi was made it by TEAC and looking ist frequency rsponse deviaiton level of +1db  -0.5db I seriously doubt that Tamura was invloved down there ( Tamura was a lot better in several ways. )

"Tokyo Electro Acoustic Company (TEAC)
A big Japanese manufacturer of audio, video & instrumentation hardware. Makes consumer equipment and computer components under the TEAC name, semi-pro and professional audio and video equipment under the Tascam name and high end audio under the Esoteric and Uesugi brands. "

As you said probably only a " rumor ". I own true Tamura SUT and were in the vintage times a expensive ones and not like the Uesugi at 88K Yens. 

Look, I´m not saying is a bad SUT.

R.

You have it backwards: Uesugi produced components under the TEAC name.

Let me be clear that I do not advocate substituting one tube type for another when the two are of different types, like 12AX7 vs 12AU7. To do that you have also to be willing and able to change resistors and/or capacitors to suit the new tube choice. I was referring to choices a designer makes. Sorry if I was unclear.