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Does SS phono preamp negate tube amp sound?

Hi. Running a Sutherland Inisght phono preamp into Yaqin 10l integrated tube amp. Does the nature of SS Sutherland phono preamp cancel out the benefits of the tube amp? Or is it cleaner going tube phono preamp to amp? Thank you experts :-)

Phill55
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phill55 OP
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Thank you for your time and insight. Greatly appreciate it. Will have to tube phono preamp and see...or at least demo one. Any you have in mind for under $1k?
smrex13
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Croft phono stage for $995 is exceptional.  
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Running Linn Sonedeck LP12 w/ Hana SL cartridge. Impedance >400ohms. Would Croft work?
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One other question, what about running a SUT between TT and phon pre amp? Cinemag ?
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Croft is MM only. You'd need a SUT like a cinemag (Bob's Devices) before the phono stage. Or look at other tube phono with SUT built in. Many non-SUT MC phono stages use JFET solid state MC stages.
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