Many moons ago before the cd came out most preamps came with an on board phono stage. That being said you should be satisfied with the one that comes with that preamp. Anything else would be overkill. I had many preamps that had a better phono stage than some outboard ones I've tried.
New to high end audio phono parasound p5
My name is Woody I'm new to high end audio. I have a back ground in Pro Audio live sound. I'm out of that field about 15 years ago. Now I found my self building speakers as a hobby I'm getting into high end home audio. I just pick up myself Parasound P5. I want to add a record player in the near future. What brand do you recommend under a $1000.00. Have anyone use a P5 with our without external preamp.