phono stage options for Lyra Cartridges

You should not need a SUT with those cartridges unless your line stage has very little gain.

Hi I am using a Lyra Skala and a Nagra VPS/VFS. Wonderful I'll absolutely 2nd from the poster above.

For less money, I suspect the Nagra BPS is a killer option to consider.

Jfrech:

You are right about the Nagra BPS! I believe it provides at least 80 percent of the "VPS sound" at less than half the cost. High WAF, too. (So of course I bought the VPS! ;-> )

Always nice to see a post from another happy Nagra VPS camper!

If you think you might want to use mono cart in future by getting another tube (say if you have number of jazz or classical LP's from 50's/60's) hard to beat the value of PS GCPH.You can get cheap up front and then get PCX mods from Underwood Wally.EAR is great value and you can get Mitch Singerman mods.If you don't want tubes with pricey AR or Aesthetix than EAR is it (I have their integrated and it's well built and fine sounding-I pine for their 324 but it's a bit expensive).Other ones I always read about are Whest 2.0 (older not newer) and mini ASR for SS.Calling Bes Nivera at Music Direct would be a good way to go since they carry everything mentioned and has heard every combo.
Chazz

P.S would also mention Dodd or Sutherland in not crazy price range.
Chazz