Phono Preamp Settings

She’s purring. Thanks for all the help!!

Purring. Now that could be a ground loop.

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@harropmv While I really enjoyed the original tube box s when I was starting out, I found the MC stage of the unit to be a bit noisier. I’m not sure if they improved the sonics in the tube box s2, but even if it’s marginal, perhaps consider upgrading to the Ortofon Black using the replacement stylus route. It’s much cheaper that way and may sound better with your phono stage than the Quintet MC, which is quite a low output cartridge at 0.3mV.

It’s also worth rolling the tubes in the phono stage. I personally liked the Psvane 12AX7 and the much more expensive Telefunken 12ax7. Any upgrade over the stock tubes is usually a big improvement.