I'm hardly 'mr experience' on phono stages, but I went thru this same process recently and ended up with the EAR 834p and really dig it. And rolling tubes is a lot of fun if you like to fine tune the sound you get. Should have plenty of gain for the grado...
help me pick a phono preamp.
Ok I just purchased a VPI Scout with Grado Sonata 0.5mv combo here on Audiogon. I now need a little help picking a phono stage. What I don't quite understand is "input load", how do you match that? What about gain? Budget around $1200 Any help appreciated. Thanks