EAT E-Glo Petite Hybrid phono stage


I’m considering upgrading my PS Audio Nuwave phono stage and the EAT was recommended by a dealer I’ve purchased from in the past. Has anyone compared or own the EAT E-Glo series phono stages. The Petite is definitely affordable at $1495.00 but will it make enough of an improvement over what I currently have?  

I’m using a new Zephyr MIMC Star cart on an Acoustic Solid TT with an Audion 300b Special Edition Integrated amp into Zu Soul Superfly speakers. 

Thanks,
Rick

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[please excuse my bad English]

E.A.T E-Glo Petit (2019) vs Pro-Ject Phono Box RS2 (2021)?

I have to make a decision rapidly.Did someone heard the new Pro-Ject’s flagship: the RS2?Pro-Ject and E.A.T are sisters companies. the EAT E-glo Petit is manufactured by Pro-Ject ( < Ken Kessler, in HiFi News).NB: the EAT E-glo Petit has been compared by an Audiogon member to the tubed Pro-Ject phono box DS2, but the latter uses op amplifiers, no discrete components as the E-glo does.

FEATURES COMPARISON
The Phono Box RS2 >< EAT E-glo Petit are very different though (to be displayed on a larger screen than a smartphone’s):
solid state >< hybrid (tubes + solid state); fully balanced >< unbalanced; BOTH are: highly configurable and use discrete components.

In this table (in French!), I tried to sum up the differences to have a clearer view over those two devices.

CONTEXT:-turntable Pre-Audio DE1800NG (terrific affordable linear air arm turntable)- cartridge Ortofon 2M Black LVB- amplifiers: NuPrime AMG-PRA & AMG-STA- Speakers Harbeth M30.2 Anniversary (terrific midrange and treble)MY NEEDS:-very beautiful and lifelike midrange & treble.-holographic soundstage-bass is not that important (limited by the speakers anyway)-balanced (XLR) mode is just a nice to have (no must have at all)
[sorry for the layaout, the website packs my very clear and readable layout and all paragraphs are now coggled together - a pain in the A...]




Thanks, @hifi59,So as the tubes in the EAT E-glo Petit are 12ax7 too, what you said does apply to the E-glo Petit too, I guess.
I previously owned the Pro-ject Phono Box RS too, and found it very (too?) precise (you even wrote ’mechanical’). That’s why I was looking to the E-glo Petit, which is said to be very musical.

CONTEXT
Actually, my Phono Box RS is out of order and under warranty. I have an opportunity to upgrade towards either the RS2, or the E-glo Petit (with an additional financial cost, of course).
@hifi59 - Regarding the Baldwin (RAYTHEON) NOS 1961 12ax7 you found on Ebay, there are a lot of offers, I'm a bit lost. Can you provide a link? (I see this one, at $59)
Should not they be matched?@echorec said the E-glo to be "very sensitive to tube noise,  so noise-graded tubes are essential"
Thanks!