Looking for a well matched Preamp. Pls advise!

@fatdaddy2  Interesting. Whats makes you say that?

Thanks

Maybe check out the Parasound P6. It is feature rich and sounds great too. Others here will tell you that it can’t possibly sound good with all those features at that price point but I’m here to say that it does. I think it is an overlooked gem. Maybe it doesn’t compete with 5K+ preamps but I can’t hear that it is doing anything wrong in my system. Parasound P5 is to be avoided. P6 is noticeably improved.

I don’t have a turntable so I  can’t comment on the P6 phono section. I can say that I didn’t hate the DAC in the P6.

The P6 has HT bypass and 2 (managed) sub outs without requiring DSP.

@gelle, maybe because I see the current Victrola as essentially a Crosley wannabe that is trying to go slightly upscale, and not a serious contender in the TT market? Or maybe that's just me.

this might be a good choice, read the details about it's included optional phono board's settings

https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/650283120-vtl-25-all-tube-preamp-with-mm-and-mc-board/

I agree with @fatdaddy2  Although I haven’t heard that TT, I wouldn’t spend anything like $2000 on a preamp - unless you intend to replace the Victrola with a higher end TT soon. Then you need to consider whether you’d be going AN MC or MM cartridge. But that’s another discussion. Not sure if the Victrola has a built in phono stage. If so, you currently don’t need a pre with one included. In that case, $800 for something like the Schiit Kara would be as much as I would invest.