The phono stage I sell is a variant of an older EAR834 model that was sold decades ago. It uses three 12AX7 tubes, I supply them with Electro Harmonix 7025 tubes which are a low noise variant. It's built using hand selected/tested parts, real nichicon filter caps, mica RIAA caps and high end Mundorf aluminum oil coupling caps. It's a moving magnet cartridge compatible pre-amp, but also can be used with moving coil carts using a step up transformer (SUT). My personal choice for a moving magnet cart is the AT-VM540ML.

They are available in gold or silver trim. They measure 6X3X14 inches in an aluminum powder coated chassis, oversized Hammond transformer and filter choke with the input jacks/ground on the front and the output jacks on the top to make the signal path inside the pre-amp as short as possible. Each unit is burned in listening to music for 2 hours min to ensure when you get the unit, it sounds good and is ready to use. They sell for $950 + shipping, which is normally $20 to $25 via UPS. They come with a 30 day trial, if you aren't happy just return it for a full refund. All you pay is shipping.

I’m happy to talk to you on the phone about your specific system, how this would be integrated into it and if I feel this product is a good fit for you. You can email me at stephe@skunkiedesigns.com