@atmasphere , with your statement above, I feel much better about my Allnic H1500se phono stage which I always felt was the best phono stage I have ever had in my system and it has no provisions for adjusting the load, I always wondered why. I quess my question to you is, should I feel good about that fact for the reason you stated? Thank you for your time and enjoy the music
phono/preamp analog front end
I have a great, older analog system...Oracle/Graham 1.5t Ceramic/Ortofon A95/Classe DR-6(modified/refurbished)/Threshold 4000 (modified)/Von Schweikert VR4.5 Silver with all nice power cords/interconnects.....considering upgrading preamp...used vs new, looking to spend about $5K....could stick with SS, get used Pass Labs XP-15/X2.5 for <$5k....never ventured into tubes.....no convenient stores for me to go to....any thoughts?