So long as you have a phono stage for your turntable, you could get by with a tube buffer such as an Decware Z-Stage, which has a single input, tube gain stage, and gain control. I own a Z-Stage and just installed a Sophia Electric 12AU7 tube. I am even more happy with it now. Eastern Electric also make a tube buffer that looks quite good and has good reviews.
Single Source Tube PreAmp?
I'm vinyl only and I want to use a good a preamp as possible, but I don't want all those inputs and switches and extras. Just attenuation. Is there such thing as a single input tube preamp? I've tried just the attenuators like the Placette and a TVC model but they are a bit dry. Loved the sound of an SP11 but it's just too much component.