Budget Phono Preamp?

At this point I'm considering either Creek OBH-8 or Gram Amp 2SE? Am I missing a good budget phono preamp? Price range: $150-300. Thanks.

rmcrothf59910-20-2003 4:45am

ornette Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 17 posts 10-20-2003 at 09:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Musical Fidelity X-LP (discontinued) or X-LPS (soon to be discontinued). Both have (had) $300 retail price but can be found new for $200 on Ebay. I know other very good phone stages in the price range (Clearaudio, Lehmann Black Cube), but they are made in Germany and probably not easily available in the US.
phild Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 603 posts 10-20-2003 at 07:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I think www.amusicdirect.com sells the clearaudio and there are often black cubes for sale here, but not usually that cheap. Grado makes one in that price range too, but I have no idea how it sounds.
kotta Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 649 posts 10-20-2003 at 09:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A Sumiko "Project." Sounds very good especially consideing the $!
audioman4 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 174 posts 10-20-2003 at 10:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The best sounding Phono preamp that I have had in my system is the Clearaudio Micro Basic... This is a killer piece for the money and comes with an outboard power supply. It is mm or mc and sounds fantastic! Check out www.needledoctor.com Happy listening, Joe Custom Audio LLC