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Which Tube Phono Pre Amo?

I’m looking to add a tube pre amp to my system. The 2 that I am looking at are Decware ZP3 and Space Tech Labs P - 103. - Mk3. My current cartridge is an Ortofon Bronze 2m on VPI Scout turntable with a Ortofon Blue interconnect to my current phono pre( inexpensive solid state). I have a Jolida Fusion 6802 integrated amp and Klipsch Heresy IV speakers. All other interconnects/speaker wire are Morrow level 4 grades.
I typically listen to mostly blues records and particularly like stuff with stand up bass, hollow body guitars and harmonica, i do also listen to alternate country, rock and roll ect. My current equipment is likely to not change other than to an Ortofon Black 2m cartridge and plan to stay with a MM cartridge indefinitely. I prefer to be engaged with the music and try and not listen to the equipment but do require a certain level of sound reproduction.
Which pre amp would you choose or recommend?
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tablejockey
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"I prefer to be engaged with the music and try and not listen to the equipment but do require a certain level of sound reproduction."

For the money, and it's appears to available NOW, this listing is quite good. I speak from a personal perspective of currrently using one and having demoed units equal in MSRP and above.
https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisabdgc-fosgate-signature-tube-phono-preamplifier-tube

What's unique is it's TRULY an all tube unit-meaning NO step up transformer (for MC gain)no FET's like all the rest, and tube rectified. Very rare to see this topology. 

This is the version to own-2nd(and last) It doesn't have the cheesy blue lights under the tubes as the 1st generation. It just has one annoying blue LED on the front panel(I disconnected mine)

It WILL NOT be whisper quite during quite passages with the volume at 12:00 or higher, if that's your thing. Otherwise, the Foz will do all the things tube phono stages are known to do-organic/believable presentation. 

It seems to respond to changing one tube in particular and a decent power cord(not as much)at least to my ears.

Here's an informative thread from 10 years ago 
https://www.avsforum.com/threads/fosgate-signature-all-tube-phono-preamp.1357153/#post-20881960
tablejockey
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"Dead quiet is what I’m looking for."

You are looking for a SS unit, if that's what the expectation is.

ALL tube units will have a degree of noise when the volume is cranked and you're "listening for it." 

The reviews also mention the Foz as VERY quiet considering it is, an all tube unit. 

The Decware will have the same characteristic-if you "listen for it" you will hear hiss at high volume, during quiet passages/ in-between  cuts. Should be very little, but it will be present.
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