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Tube preamp for phono and headphone use.

First post here, and it may be kind of sound kind of dumb, but I have a question about preamps. I need to purchase a phono preamp and a headphone preamp for my new system (outlaw). It got me wondering if it wouldnt be smarter to buy a used tube preamp with both phono and headphone stages and get the advantages of a single unit and the quality of tube.

Is there such an animal out there that is a realistic buy for this application? Most preamps I see lsited for sale have phono (MM anyway), but I dont see much mentioned about the headphone stage.

Thanks for helping out a music love with training wheels.
chosenhandle

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chosenhandle OP
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I haven't narrowed down my list of headphone preamps yet. I am at the stage of trying to figure out the marketplace, features vs. dollars...the normal early decision making stuff. I could make this real easy and just buy the Grado or Rotel and forget the tube side. But since I need a phono pre as well, why not try to see if I can kill two birds with one stome?

As for headphones, I had Beyers, but have since returned them. I have Grado 225's and am planning on picking up Senn. 600's once I get this equipment in place.
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