Phono EQ (small, inexpensive) ??? Two Phono Inputs???

Thanks all,

I agree, that gold note looks wonderful, but that is more than I want to spend for my office system.

The Schiit Mani is more like it, size and price, seems a cut above the junk out there.

I will probably use my Sony video switcher to select which TT goes to a single phono preamp. 

@elliottbnewcombjr

If you go with the Mani, you may want to consider an inexpensive linear power supply; it does make a difference. I purchased the Mani last year, as I also did not want to spend much, and the Mani receives great reviews. And those accolades seem well founded. 

I felt after months with the Mani, although very good, I knew I could do better, so began a search for a new pre at a much higher price tag. Then I learned about the Mani being used with a separate linear power supply and it’s supposed increase in performance (which some say doesn’t make sense per the Mani’s power circuitry design). I ultimately decided to gamble and try that instead of purchasing another pre. Well, I must say, it’s almost like a new preamp and very happy with the results. Yes, the linear power supply cost almost as much as the Mani, but the two together still seems like a great deal regardless vs what is out there for the same overall cost.

Just a thought, not required by any means, but know that there is a way to get even more performance out of this great bargain of a phono pre either now or in the future.

bkeske
thanks, what power supply did you choose?

I actually ordered one (un-named/labeled) from AliExpress. The most popular one I read about was a company called Swagman, based I believe in China/Hong Kong, but after contacting them, they seemed to indicate they were having shipping issues since the virus. So I tried another option. Yes, via AliExpress it was also coming from China/Hong Kong, but they didn’t indicate shipping would be a big problem. So, I took a chance. It took about 10 days to get to shipping, but once shipped was here within a couple days. Not bad overall.

There are many folks selling various versions of these linear power supplies, so you need to do a bit of homework, and select a seller with a good rating. All which I did, and also asked some questions of the seller just to see how they would respond, and how quickly. I also selected one with an R-core transformer, as I understand a poorly designed toroidal transformers could create unwanted noise, and R-Cores are known to be typically quieter. There are a bunch of these out there, you just need one which comes in 16v.

The company who provided/built mine was called ‘SENGTERBELLE HIFI Audio World Store’.

thanks for the info, it will be helpful