As for budget I am not sure 2000 to 3000 for a phono preamp and maybe tube to match the tube preamp I went with the rogue rp7 because of its outstanding sound it was equal to preamps twice its price. I may upgrade the amp to a tube amp at some time there is something about tube. Other then a better cartridge I am not going to upgrade the turntable. I been told by many that to improve my turntable and notice the difference I would need to spend 10 to 12000 and would rather spend that on better interconnects and speakers.
A comparable phono preamp
I recently bought a rouge audio rp7 preamp my amp is a bryston 4b my turntable is a linn basic with an akito tonearm with a linn adict mm cartridge mounted to it.I would like to at a later time up date it with a MC cartridge. My speakers are a pair of dynaudio special fortys with a rel s510 sub woofer. Now my preamp has no phono section nor dose the turntable. The phono preamp I have sounds cold harsh and to bright. It is a NAD PP4 and I am using it because it is what I use to record vynal to digital with a USB out. I should of bought a phono preamp when i bought the preamp .Now I am looking for a phono preamp that will give me that warm natural sound I am looking for. Can anyone suggest to me a phono preamp that will make my system sound like what I have spent to build it. TY mal11963