The Allnic has an unusually low input impedance of 10k ohm, which I discovered after the fact. The unknown solid state phono pre I believe has an output impedance of around 2k ohm. There is nothing defective with the Allnic. If I could drop this phono pre into another system it would likely be fairly apparent if it’s a matching issue in my system.
Anyone in or near Ann Arbor?
I bought a highly regarded phono pre to compare against my Thoress. It doesn't sound right in my system, seems to possibly be a mismatch with my Allnic 300B integrated? Unfortunately I don't have any other gear to test with. So, if you're near me and interested in letting me hear it in your system please let me know. This is a standalone phono pre, MM/MC, RCA in/out, many different load settings.