the site dekay linked above has several interesting options
https://www.tubes4hifi.com/pre11.htm
they have a link to Don Sachs
http://www.dsachsconsulting.com/custom%20tube%20phono%20stage.html
EAR 834P phono preamplifier
It got decent reviews in the mid 1990s when it first came out. And even now it seems to have following. But how competitive is the original design compared to other MODERN phono preamps in the $1K range?
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this NAD has rear MM; MC; Line; front USB in Options keep in mind, the EAR 834P has an MC option, but like many inexpensive MM/MC, it is either/or, you might have to move the cables and a switch in the back, and it was a single fixed impedance, like my Luxman MC is 100 ohms, which is how the NAD works, I don't know what impedance EAR or NAD chose.
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this Music Fidelity says it has has many settings for both MM and MC, https://petertyson.co.uk/pre-loved-musical-fidelity-mx-vynl-phono-stage-black?clickref=1101lCanodwA
manual https://www.musicalfidelity.com/uploads/catalogerfiles/mx-vynl/4_MX-VYNL_manual_issue_1.pdf
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a rare find, my friend's Meitner (not this unit) sounded excellent for a lot of years https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/650285386-museatex-meitner-pa-6-preamp-with-mmmc-phono/
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@hollowman the ear clone i describe (zhili audio black board with gold traces) easily matches the performance of the real thing. it was a proven performer long before the vloggers showed up. if youd like to learn head over to lenco heaven where the clone was optimized. |
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