This may not be much help. I tried the Premier 15 but had a low output moving coil cartridge and it just did not cut it. There are many good phono preamps that work well with either moving magnet or high output moving coil and they tend to cost less as well. I tried a number of phono preamps but all at a higher cost.
For a start at a budget price with tubes there is the Bellari VP129(hope I got the letters and numbers right) for $200 might be worth a try. Michael Fremer of Stereophile loves it at that price
For a start at a budget price with tubes there is the Bellari VP129(hope I got the letters and numbers right) for $200 might be worth a try. Michael Fremer of Stereophile loves it at that price