Any good reasons to use transistor phono stage and line level preamp instead of tube ?


Besides lower noise and no need to hunt for particular NOS tubes. 
inna

Showing 3 responses by sbank

Tube phono stages are going to more susceptible to RFI if you are near a radio tower. In other environments maybe no issue, but when I lived 1000ft away from one, four or five tube phono stages all gave me trouble. SS phono stages all eliminated the radio signal that rode along with the music and could be heard between tracks and during quiet passages. For years I've stuck with tube line stages and ss phono stages and am happy with the approach. Cheers,
Spencer
Ralph, I love you to death and you're the last guy I want to get in a pissing match with.
So let's just leave it at the Atma-Sphere MP3 I owned 1000ft. from a radio tower didn't bring me the musical joy that ss phono stages did. The same can be said for the Joule Electras, K&K and other tube phono stages that I tried in that location over 12 years. The MP3 picked up less radio than the Joule, that's for sure. 
If a tube phono stage in my budget existed that could overcome that damn radio tower, and let the music shine, I sure couldn't find it. Not for lack of trying. Cheers,
Spencer
@atmasphere , that's a worthwhile improvement, good for you! Maybe after ~20 years it's time for a model# change? Cheers,
Spencer