Hello. I am looking around for a phono pre-amp with a volume control. I see that EAR has one. What are some others? Also, balanced outputs would be a nice plus.
Art Audio has a volume control option on their Vinyl One. You could always wire in an attenuator on most any phonostage. Or use something minimalist like the EVS attenuators.
The Manley Steelhead has a volume control. Lotsa reviewers like it, but it's not cheap. I use one for my phono, and I also put my digital source through its line input using single ended connections. (The digital source also goes direct to my line preamp via balanced connections, allowing a quick A-B with and without the Steelhead in the signal path.) Sounds great.
The Aesthetix Io has an option for a volume control plus a single switched high-level input. Also not inexpensive. Alternatively, the full function Aesthetix Janus preamp gives an outstanding phono stage combined with a very good line stage in a single chassis at a moderate price.
hello, i am using a aiwa plug-in phono turntable from the past decade and am plugging it into my late 70s stereo system that has phono/aux outlet. it appears that now my left hand side phono jack outlet on the stereo system is 'dead' and i am only hearing half the sound from the turntable. when i turn the stereo on to am/fm it sounds much louder. there is no grounder from the aiwa--just two plug-in phono jacks. is there a way i could get a phono pre-amp with volume control that would compensate for the loss--one that would be able to plug into the jack. i love this old stereo. i have a good system with a couple of extra speakers around the room and it has a full sound. i just don't want to let it go. but maybe that is the case. reccomendations?
PS Audio GCPH has one. In fact I use its variable out to feed directly into a tube power amp w/ superb results. I super happy. It also sounds great with my Cambridge Audio integrated amp.
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