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Tube phono preamp help please.

Looking for a new tube phono preamp. Only caveats - must be silver or wood (to match components) and be $500 or so or under. Looking at Pro-ject Tube Box II SE or Consonance PM-6. Is there anything else I should look at? Please keep conditions in mind. Many thanks!

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grinnell
1,127 posts
 
I have a Pro-ject Tube Box SE and i upgraded to it from a Zphono. Good move love the sound but at 4x the price with about 2-3 times the sound improvement.
sns
3,573 posts
 
I'd pick the Tube Box over the Jolida, warmer and more musical in my setup. The Bellari is also a contender at a much lower price.
bdgregory
1,721 posts
 
I agree with the Jolida JD9a. I bought mine from the ebay seller below - it was shipped to me directly from Jolida. I haven't tried the Pro-ject, but did have the Bellari (don't recommend it), and other phono stages. I'm very happy with my Jolida.

Jolida JD9A
bobgates
535 posts
 
I've owned both the Jolida and the Pro-ject. I personally liked the Pro-ject the best.
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ihcho
612 posts
 
My Yaqin MS-12B outperforms Bellari.
With tubes changed to Telefunken 12AX7 and RCA 12AU7, it sounds even better. With new tubes, it would be around $400. Yes, it is silver.
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