I use a PS Audio GCPH running directly into a Nobis Contigore tube amp and it sounds great. very detailed and liquid. The GCPH has a volume control, plus easily variable loading and gain, so its easy to find a range of amplificatioin that suits your amp. there are plenty of mods available to improve the GCPH too.
Phono preamp connected directly to amps?
I have a phono only system, using an older sonic frontiers anthem pre-1 preamp, tape-out, to a placette passive preamp, to quicksilver monoblocks. Wy question is twofold: 1. are there phono stages in the 1 -2k range that would improve upon the anthem, and 2. would there be an advantage in using one of the newer phono units with a volume control and running directly to my amps, and avoiding the placette and the additional interconnect? thank you