Dynavector P75 Mk ii

I've had both of these preamps, your idea of the GCPH being better is IME, the better sounding unit.

I then moved on to the Simaudio Moon LP 5.3, with outboard power supply. That was much better, but I wound up selling it to someone with the Dyna P75.

He wasn't prepared for how much better his Scout sounded. I moved on to a tubed phono stage (Modwright SWP 9.0, w/upgraded power supply), that will remain in service for me for the unforseeable future. It's a real keeper.

Thanks for the response.

I am definitely leaning more and more towards the GCPH. The Dyna seems to sound a bit more "hi fi", whereas the GCPH just sounds more like music. The Dyna is, however, a bit quieter in my setup. Although, the hum I was getting when using the GCPH with my previous turntable has seemed to reside a bit after upgrading to the Classic 1. At this point it's very close. For the time being, I will be living with the GCPH. Have had it for about 3 years now and has performed pretty well for me.

I will have to keep the Moon and the Modwright on my list for when it's time for a real upgrade.

This is a funny hobby. I had both the GCPH and the P75, although it was a MK3 and there wasn't even a question about which was better. The P75 just killed the GCPH. Better tonality, better sound stage and a much more relaxed sound, exactly the opposite of the OPs experience. This was both with the DV20XL and a nuded Denon DL103. By the way, I also preferred the P75 Mk3 to the Hagerman Cornet 2 (with step up) and the EAR 834P. I ended up with Herron, which is definitely better but cost $1800 used. If you ever get a chance to pick up an old PS Audio PSIII phono stage, grab one. I found it to be better than the GCPH in my system. I ended up keeping the PSIII as my backup.