valve phono pre-amp HELP needed

dewi · 25th January 2011, 07:19 PM

Hi all - I have a pair of Lumley 120 monoblocks that I have just fitted with an octet of matched KT88 tubes from the USA - I also have Sonus Fabre Signum speakers - an ordered Shanling SCD-T200 and some KUHLTUBE PAIR 396A Western Electric 1973 tubes ordered to go in it when it arrives -

I also have a Mitchel Focus one deck with an SME 3009 MK11 modified tonearm - a new Audio Note M-zero valve pre-amp -

now to my problem -

I need a valve driven phono amp between the deck and the preamp so I can hear the vinyl playing - there are lots of cheap and nasties out there but with all of the above kit I have obtained over the past ten years I do not want to use them -

I can use a soldering iron and many years ago built loads of Elecktor kits - is there something out there that is smallish in size that I can build myself - thank you for reading this - Dewi

Eli Duttman · 25th January 2011, 11:42 PM

Truly small and using tubes/valves is contradictory. The offerings of Bottlehead Corp. are not grotesque in size and seem to mesh with your skill set.

vinylkid58 · 26th January 2011, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dewi

I also have a Mitchel Focus one deck with an SME 3009 MK11 modified tonearm - a new Audio Note M-zero valve pre-amp -

Does Audio Note sell their phono preamps in kit form over there?

jeff

Doz · 26th January 2011, 07:58 AM

Aikido phono?

At long last: the Aikido Phono Preamp

Needs a little more DIY ... it'll need a box / transformers etc ...

dewi · 26th January 2011, 09:50 AM

sorry I have no idea whether you can get them in kit form

glowpot · 10th April 2011, 10:07 AM

Hi, i have a pair of Lumley m120 monoblocks, can anyone advise me what might be a good pre amp to go with these. They sound fantastic and i do not want to spoil them with the wrong choice pre. Also they have winged C 6550A valves X 8 would a change to quality kt88 be an upgrade.
Thanks all
Paul

Bandersnatch · 10th April 2011, 12:19 PM

hey-Hey!!!,
So you've got an A-N phono and you want something better? The Bottlehead stuff sounds pretty good.

"To err is human.. to make a real balls-up requires a computer"

Doz, let me suggest you research the R-101, or perhaps Titanic. No computers then...

cheers,
Douglas

25th January 2011, 07:19 PM	#1
dewi diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pembrokeshire Gods own garden	valve phono pre-amp HELP needed Hi all - I have a pair of Lumley 120 monoblocks that I have just fitted with an octet of matched KT88 tubes from the USA - I also have Sonus Fabre Signum speakers - an ordered Shanling SCD-T200 and some KUHLTUBE PAIR 396A Western Electric 1973 tubes ordered to go in it when it arrives - I also have a Mitchel Focus one deck with an SME 3009 MK11 modified tonearm - a new Audio Note M-zero valve pre-amp - now to my problem - I need a valve driven phono amp between the deck and the preamp so I can hear the vinyl playing - there are lots of cheap and nasties out there but with all of the above kit I have obtained over the past ten years I do not want to use them - I can use a soldering iron and many years ago built loads of Elecktor kits - is there something out there that is smallish in size that I can build myself - thank you for reading this - Dewi

25th January 2011, 11:42 PM	#2
Eli Duttman diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Plainsboro, NJ	Truly small and using tubes/valves is contradictory. The offerings of Bottlehead Corp. are not grotesque in size and seem to mesh with your skill set. __________________ Eli D.

26th January 2011, 07:58 AM	#4
Doz diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sat Down	Aikido phono? At long last: the Aikido Phono Preamp Needs a little more DIY ... it'll need a box / transformers etc ... __________________ "To err is human.. to make a real balls-up requires a computer"

10th April 2011, 12:19 PM	#7
Bandersnatch diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ann Arbor, MI	hey-Hey!!!, So you've got an A-N phono and you want something better? The Bottlehead stuff sounds pretty good. "To err is human.. to make a real balls-up requires a computer" Doz, let me suggest you research the R-101, or perhaps Titanic. No computers then... cheers, Douglas __________________ the Tnuctipun will return

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26th January 2011, 09:50 AM	#5
dewi diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pembrokeshire Gods own garden	sorry I have no idea whether you can get them in kit form

10th April 2011, 10:07 AM	#6
glowpot diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010	Hi, i have a pair of Lumley m120 monoblocks, can anyone advise me what might be a good pre amp to go with these. They sound fantastic and i do not want to spoil them with the wrong choice pre. Also they have winged C 6550A valves X 8 would a change to quality kt88 be an upgrade. Thanks all Paul

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