Tube Phono Stage Recommendations

Yes, the BAT is discontinued, but can be found on the used market a few time a year.  It offers a great value proposition. Worth waiting to find one or perhaps a VK-10 (if you can find o e(  over most of the others mentioned and would pull the OP into the high-end. . .and it can be upgraded by any competent tech...and the price would be right.  I have one and all BAT products are well-built and sonically fantastic.   

Most of all, be patient.  No need to rush, or buy the Vincent and wait until Walmart you really want turns up on the used market.  

Oh shoot, I see a vk-p5 is on USAM.  Id jump on it.  

Thanks again for all the great recommendations!

There is something that I want to try before I invest in a Tube Phono.

I ordered a Ifi Power Elite LPS for my Sim Audio Moon LP110 Phono Stage.

I want to see how that will sound.

But I know that I will probably pick up a Tube Phono soon also.

Now with all the feedback, I will just have to see which one I take a chance on.

Thnx

Any particular reason to exclude Pro-Ject? I have their Tube Box DS3 B - using with my balanced wired tonearm and am very pleased with it.

@jay73 

Unless you’re buying used the Black Ice Audio Fusion 9 MKIII Tube Phono Preamplifier and Fusion F159 Tube Phono Preamplifier are currently out of production. The Fusion 9 MKIII does not use tubes in the active stages, only in the output where they’re only intended to color the sound before it reaches your line input just like the Vincent mentioned earlier in this thread. 

@technomagus mentions the Pro-Ject which is a legitimate tube phono stage but beware of others in their line that only use tubes in the output stage.

+1 for the Icon Audio with an SUT also there is the PS1 MKII and a Signature version that has Mundorf silver, gold and oil coupling caps, and Genalex Gold Lion 12ax7LPS/B759 tubes.