Hopefully this topic will porve less contentious than the last Istarted . Can anybody recommend a reasonably priced phono preamp that has adjustable gain & is preferably valve? My current cartridge is a Lyra Lydian but fed through my current phono stage (Audio Innovations) the sound is far too loud & even with resistors in the preamp/power amp circuit it is almost impossible toset the volume low enough. I suspect that this was because it was equalised for the very low output Linn cartridges. I should love to buy the wares offered by a certain Scottish dealer including the new Manley but that will have to wait until I win the lottery! I suspect I'm going to end up with the Trichord or Yoshino but if there's anything better out there I'd like to know.
Stefan Herber
Stefan Herber