Is there any reason not to have tube phono stage ?


Yes, it might be a little noisier than ss, and better NOS tubes are not exactly inexpensive, but that seems minor.

What do you think ?

inna

I use a tube Herron Audio phono stage myself, but I wouldn't expect everybody to like the same sound that I do, and some folks might just prefer SS and what it can bring to the party. 

correction, I misread, they need a space after the last zero, before the word ohm, we want 100 ohms, that’s jumper 7 not 8

Project Tube Box 2. I hate to admit it, because I hate it’s bottom jumpers, but it sounded darn good, and I studied the settings, so he could use the same jumper 1 on for capacitance, and only turn jumper 7 ON for his LOMC, jumper 7 OFF for MM.

Really depends on what budget your talking about, a cheap tube phono stage is not a good idea. There are fantastic tube and SS phono stages out there. Implementation is key. Tube ones can be just as quiet as SS if done right.

I'll second the Hagerman Tube Cornet 2.  I use mine with a Shure V15VxMR, very very quiet