Recommendations for a phono preamp for MMF5

There's a school of thought that says that phono stage is more critical than cartridge. I agree. Like Avideo, I have a Monolithic Phono Stage. Many say it's the best phono stage under $1K...Greg and Dusty know how to combine their talents and are able to produce budget components that are unbelievably musical.

If you insist on a Music Hall, I suggest you buy used. You could do much better for your money, though...

P/A

Quote: "please take p/a's message with a grain of salt as he's *very* biased towards his dd (technics, i think) setup, and always insists its superiority over any other budget table, and many not-so-budget tables. (not that there's anything wrong with being biased, just best to be aware of it)"

I have not mentioned my TT in this thread--I just think the Music Hall & the glass 'n particle board TTs are WAY overrated. For belts, I am biased *for* SOTA. Much better beef for the money--and made here in Chicagoland.

I read in HD that *Thorsten* posted in AA that the Technics 1200 is "stunning" when rigged w/ an audiophile cartridge. He must be biased, too...