what Phono stage do you using?

I ended up buying a Zesto Andros. I haven’t had a chance to spend serious time with it, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be happy with it.
 
I had a Sonneteer Sedley for a really long time. It was an excellent solid state phono pre. Large power supply, simple design, premium components and a lot of loading options. I then tried a 12 tube Balanced Audio Technology VK-P6 with Super Pak and was smitten. I then moved to an Allnic H-1201 and later settled on the H-1202. Both have tube gain stages plus iron nickel step up transformers for the MC section. Between the ver. 1 and the 2, the latter is slightly improved with a tube regulated power supply. Its slightly warmer than solid state, weighty sound and delicate highs. I really like it. My only gripe is that the supernatural imaging described in a few reviews seem hyped. I like it.
 
So I updated my phono stage to a McIntosh MP100 because I wanted a single phono stage for both turntables. I also like that it has an AKM ADC so that I can record my albums to digital if I want to. It sounds very good to my ears in my system!
 
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