looking for separate tube phono stage for use with VAC Avatar SE integrated amp

I’m doing something similar with a two arm 401. I’m using a tube Croft RIAA phono amp plugged into a standard preamp input. With select tubes, it sounds very good. More info in my profile. Any phono amp can pretty much do what you are looking for.

Thanks! - Nice set up you have there.

I've tried a few phono stages plugged into the preamp input but I always preferred the VAC phono stage in the integrated amp. I'll have to keep trying different ones until I find the right one.

Thanks again!

I haven't heard the VAC at length, but I have a Garrard FWIW.

I am using the phono stage in my Luxman CL-38Uc. Luxman makes a separate EQ-500 tube phono stage with 3 inputs. Maybe worth a look

 http://www.luxman.com/product/detail.php?id=6

Audio Research produced the first phono stage i found satisfying… ARC PH2. I then upgraded to,Ph2SE, 3, 3SE, then PH8 (holy cow.. what an incredible Phono stage), now Refernce 3. This is ARC’s thing… phono stages and preamps.

Check out Zesto.   They specialize in phono preamps.  

I have two vacuum tube phono stages in separate systems and both were previously mentioned. In my system with Harbeth M40.1 speakers, I have the original Zesto Andros. It’s so good that I haven’t had any desire to send it back to Zesto for upgrades. In my system with Klipsch Cornwall IVs, I have the Luxman EQ-500. The Luxman is a great phono stage and very quiet. I like them both and I would have a hard time picking just one. The rest of my equipment in each system is listed in my profile.

Maybe this might be an option...

https://www.decware.com/newsite/ZSB.html

I have a rogers high Fidelity PA-2. The thing is fantastic. It can do MM or MC and what's nice about the MC is that it uses a built in SUT. The thing is built like a tank and the tube swapping options are extremely interesting. Being a tube phono stage, I'm trading a little bit of tube noise for magical Soundstage and holographic imaging. They're not cheap but definitely worth a try. 

Zesto is great stuff.  My Leto preamp is there right now getting the ESP power supply upgrades.. ..  they are a First Class company to deal with.