Which Pre Phono between Dynavector XX2 and AN M3


I do not have any Phono entry on my Audio Note M3 pre-amp and want to buy a Pre-phono + step-up for my Dynavector XX2 (mounted on Regar Arm and DSP Turntable).

I'm hesitating between:
- EAR 834P
- Aqvox 2CI MKII

but open to better choice ..

Any advice or experience on that ??
stelma

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Personally, I prefer the Vacuumstate JLTi and Pass XOno to the EAR and AQVox by quite a bit. The JLTI and XOno do have so much more detail and dynamic compared to the EAR. I fell the EAR would be holding back your otherwise excellent analog set-up.

I assume you mean a DPS table? What is the rest of your system like? If you need a richer sound, I would consider other tube phonostages like the Herron, Art Audio or the K&K instead of the Ear.
Sonofjim, hsince you brought up the RIAA accuracy:

JLTI +/- 0.1dB from 10Hz to 50KHz
XOno +/- 0.1dB from 20Hz to 20KHz

Not like I think this is the only important parameter though...