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Help me pick a phono preamp

Here's my rig-mmf7 tt with denon dl 160 cart, 211 tube mono amps, tube pre. now using a consonance pm 6 phono pre,not bad time to upgrade it. I want to keep it under 1k, and have been reading alot about the dynavector p75, ear, graham slee, lehman black cube, musical surroundings phonomena, and sim audio. I am not sure about going with a tube phono pre, because of the tube amps and preamp. may be too much tube. Any opinions on a good choice for my system? thanks.
cooch
cooch OP
81 posts
 
i have read great things about the ps audio..i'll put that on my list also....i am thinking i should go ss with the phono pre...out of the ones i mentioned and the ps audio, am i missing any? are any of these a notch aobe the rest? my tt is staying, for now at least.
sgunther
187 posts
 
In my opinion the Sim audio LP5.3 at around $900 used is hard to beat.
mechans
3,048 posts
 
If you can get the Allnic I would vote for that I have heard them and they are that good. T
he other non tube choice (I agree at that level SS is better) which is a giant killer is the Graham Slee. You should be able to get one for well under $1,000 brand new. They don't come up for sale used much I noted. Prolly because people really like them.
cooch OP
81 posts
 
what about this heed quasar? someone just emailed me about one...never heard of it...he claims it is the best out of all of them....anyone know where that would rank? thanks for all of the input.
inna
7,871 posts
 
Denon 160 is $200 new cartridge? And you want to get a $2000($1000 used) phono stage? Sim LP 5.3 would be great but what a waist.
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