Quote Originally Posted by 02audionoob
You could upgrade to a tube phono preamp by picking up something on Audiogon, like the Bellari VP129 or VP130, or the Pro-Ject Tube Box.
Minor clarification here. I have a VP129 and like it very much, but... while there is ONE dual triode for both channels, it serves only as a buffer stage. All the gain is performed by two separate stages of op amps. As such, it is really a hybrid unit, not tube.

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