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Phono stage for second system

My winter project is here.  Trying to set up a second system for my home office.

Will by mainly a vinyl system.

Space is an issue as the room is only 12 by 14.

Any suggestions for a small foot print phono stage in the 3-4 K price range.  Probably solid state, but open to tubes as long as the unit is one box solution.

Thanks and happy Thanksgiving.

rivinyl

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elliottbnewcombjr
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Within your budget I went with a small Luxman 10wpc integrated tube amp with built in Phono, both MM and MC, with remote volume. Sounds terrific.

Luxman SQ-N150

Stereophile Review

I wanted tube sound, but minimum heat in a small room, so went low power, and decently efficient speaker, restored AR-2ax 3 way with 10" woofer and level controls for the tweeter and mid.

I switch headshells, use both MM and MC cartridge, but you are limited to a MC cartridge that works with the Luxman’s specs, 100ohm load is ideal for my mc: 0.3mv; 10 ohm coil

PHONO (MM): 3.0mV/47kΩ
PHONO (MC): 0.33mV/100Ω
LINE: 180mV/47kΩ

I actually got enough volume out of that amp using less efficient Wharfedale 225’s, but they sounded small without a sub

 

 

 

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