MM Phone preamp DIY kit

ads2 · 29th March 2011, 01:38 PM

Hi,
I have bought a Thorens TD-104 for 30 bucks last week.
I have now to add a phono preamp to my PGA based preamp.
I have seen some chinese kit on ebay, but I don't know how is there quality.
I need something at least with a PCB and without tubes.

Any advice ?

Regards

konga · 29th March 2011, 03:47 PM

This one is very popular. Hagerman Technology LLC: Bugle Opamp Moving Magnet Budget Phonostage DIY Kit

studeb · 05:18 PM

Why no tubes?

Other choices as a "kit":
Pass Pearl II
Bottlehead Seduction (tubes)
Boozehound labs Pacific based JFET kit on ebay
Oatley Electronics has a nice kit with PS, but it is 6418 based.
Phonoclonce VSPS and its brethren

ads2 · 29th March 2011, 08:11 PM

Thanks Konga and Studeb.
Why not tubes ?
simply because it will not feed my case...

ads2 · 29th March 2011, 10:32 PM

I have found also this one with very affordable price : 6418 Tube RIAA Phono Preamplifier Kit (Oatley Electronics K282)
it uses tubes but not too big

RCruz · 3rd April 2011, 03:19 PM

Hi ads2

IMO you should try this one : Simplistic NJFET RIAA

ads2 · 3rd April 2011, 05:32 PM

Ola RCruz,

to avoid reading the 500+ pages... is there a PCB available somewhere ?
Cascais .. nice place.. I love having vacation in Ericeira... not far away from Cascais.

Regards

RCruz · 3rd April 2011, 09:29 PM

No pcb.

Do it p2p and you will be amazed.

Eu tambem gosto da Ericeira.... bom surf.

Onde é que tu vives ?

Ricardo

ads2 · 3rd April 2011, 09:41 PM

Ricardo,

Quote:

Do it p2p and you will be amazed.

what do you mean by "Do it p2p" ?
Eu vivo en Franca.
Planning again to go to Ericeira again this summer

Fasterdamnit · 3rd April 2011, 11:05 PM

p2p stands for point-to-point. Use a breadboard or project board (a pcboard with a grid of holes) and put your components in it and solder them to each other or use wire to make the connections.

29th March 2011, 01:38 PM	#1
ads2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008	MM Phone preamp DIY kit Hi, I have bought a Thorens TD-104 for 30 bucks last week. I have now to add a phono preamp to my PGA based preamp. I have seen some chinese kit on ebay, but I don't know how is there quality. I need something at least with a PCB and without tubes. Any advice ? Regards

29th March 2011, 05:18 PM	#3
studeb diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Diego	Why no tubes? Other choices as a "kit": Pass Pearl II Bottlehead Seduction (tubes) Boozehound labs Pacific based JFET kit on ebay Oatley Electronics has a nice kit with PS, but it is 6418 based. Phonoclonce VSPS and its brethren Last edited by studeb; 29th March 2011 at 05:18 PM. Reason: remebered more kits

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29th March 2011, 03:47 PM	#2
konga diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	This one is very popular. Hagerman Technology LLC: Bugle Opamp Moving Magnet Budget Phonostage DIY Kit

29th March 2011, 08:11 PM	#4
ads2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008	Thanks Konga and Studeb. Why not tubes ? simply because it will not feed my case...

29th March 2011, 10:32 PM	#5
ads2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008	I have found also this one with very affordable price : 6418 Tube RIAA Phono Preamplifier Kit (Oatley Electronics K282) it uses tubes but not too big

3rd April 2011, 03:19 PM	#6
RCruz diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saxon Blog Entries: 1	Hi ads2 IMO you should try this one : Simplistic NJFET RIAA

3rd April 2011, 05:32 PM	#7
ads2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008	Ola RCruz, to avoid reading the 500+ pages... is there a PCB available somewhere ? Cascais .. nice place.. I love having vacation in Ericeira... not far away from Cascais. Regards

3rd April 2011, 09:29 PM	#8
RCruz diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saxon Blog Entries: 1	No pcb. Do it p2p and you will be amazed. Eu tambem gosto da Ericeira.... bom surf. Onde é que tu vives ? Ricardo

3rd April 2011, 11:05 PM	#10
Fasterdamnit diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2010	p2p stands for point-to-point. Use a breadboard or project board (a pcboard with a grid of holes) and put your components in it and solder them to each other or use wire to make the connections.

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