Zesto vs K & K phono stages

Agree with allnic

Right between those in price is the Herron VTPH-2. There's no need to get anything else. The Herron will be your last phono stage.

I am looking at all three of these phono's. Is the allnic better if so in what way? That is supriseing that allnic is better than the Zesto which just upgraded.

I've only heard the original Zesto. It's noisy. Bass is not that great. It's ugly and the build quality is poor for a $4300 device. The Allnic is tiny, uses the same step up transformers as their much higher end phono stages, quality materials throughout, 4 MC settings compared to 2 with the Zesto. The Allnic is more lively and fun to listen to, the bass is incredibly good.

The K&K might not win any audio jewelry competitions, but I assure you this is a serious phono preamp. As you probably already know, the circuit design is the same as the Art Audio Vinyl Reference. I have owned one since 2003 and have loved every minute of listening through it.

Shakey