Great phono pre


I want to try out a very good phono stage to acompany my just ordered Boulder 865 integrated. On my very short list are Nagra BPM and AYRE P-5xe as well as Pass X-Ono. Has anybody experience with these devices ? Cartridges used are Denon DL-S1, Lyra Argo i and Dynavector XX-2 MK II. Arms are Ikeda Ti-345 CR 1 and SME. Turntable is Micro Seiki SX-777FV.
Thanks for any usefull input.
frankpiet

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Do you need a phono pre with more than one input? Do you want to run balanced or single-ended?

I think the Einstein is really wonderful, and if you're in the league of the Boulder, this seems like a good choice.

I had the aesthetix Janus for a while, and auditioned the stand-alone rhea phono stage, which was very very versatile. I loved being able to change loading by remote, and it had plenty of inputs and outputs.

Let me know how you like the boulder.