Phono pre amp

Is there a phono pre amp that I can run direct with my amp? My turntable is my only source.

Bill

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davt Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 500 posts 01-08-2009 at 03:24am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Manley steelhead, it would also allow one other source if you choose at a later date.
mrjstark Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,112 posts 01-08-2009 at 04:16am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 6 months ago I heard Sound Quest prototype of the SQ PH-1t MC / MM Phono Pre- Amplifier with variable gain. Able to drive the amp(s) directly and supposedly works with any cartridge. It was pretty good for the asking price ($1600) and what it had to offer. I did not compare it to other phono-stages and haven't heard it since. With that in mind, audition but judge for yourself. Mariusz
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mingles Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 795 posts 01-08-2009 at 09:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's worth experimenting with this, but I'll bet anything you'll be missing some midbass and low end. In this situation, you're essentially running your phono stage as a passive preamp. Even if you ideally match the output impedance of your phono stage to the input impedance of your amp, I bet you'll lose the fullness that a linestage brings to the picture. I've had several excellent passives and this has always been the case. Ralph Karsten of Atma-Sphere fame has an excellent explanation for this phenomena in this forum: Are passive preamps better?