Tube Phono Stage vs Solid State What do you think?

The other thing I've found with SS phono pre amps is that they are better dynamically but seem to operate in 2D more than the 3D sound that I think you get with tubes. When I've hooked up even a pretty high cost SS, I always seem to lose depth in the sound stage.

What preamp are you using? Many tube phono pre have rather high output impedance and will not drive many solid state pre amps wiht 10k input impedance all that well. There are only a handful of tube phono units that work well with solid state preamp.
On the other hand SS phono should be able to drive any solid state or tube pre quite well.

>>08-26-11: Inna
Any of the phonostages you mentioned would be overkill for your cartridges<<

Incorrect.

The Denon DL-S1 is a killer cartridge and a great value.

Tube phono pres are just as "bass tight" as solid state, that is a misconception. A preamp is not the same as an amp driving speakers. The ouput impedance characterstics are very different.

Hi,Dhcod hit it right on the head.The SS phono will whip the tube unit in specs and noise but in the real world application most prefer the sound of tubes,noise and all.