Phono Preamp w/ Rumble Filter


Looking for suggestions on a Phono PreAmp under $5k new or used that has a rumble filter and balanced outs. Seems these two options greatly reduce choices. Rumble is a must, may can do w/o XLR. Current TT is a Denon 100th Anniversary with a 110 Anniversary MC cart, but may eventually upgrade them as well. 

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Current TT is a Denon 100th Anniversary with a 110 Anniversary MC cart, but may eventually upgrade them as well. 

If your phono is set up correctly you should not have problems with rumble. My speakers are flat to 20Hz and my preamp (including phono) has bandwidth to 2Hz. Yet rumble isn't a problem.

If your cartridge has compliance too high for the mass of the arm/cartridge combination, you will get excessive low frequency motion on the cantilever as the cartridge tracks the LP- its nothing to do with the turntable unless the 'table has a serious problem!

The rumble filter will introduce a low frequency pole that you will notice (if you still have the Betas) as a loss of bass impact and extension. I'm of the opinion that its better to solve the problem than put a band-aid on it that degrades the sound. Put another way you need either a lower mass tonearm or a lower compliance cartridge.