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Best Phono Preamplifiers in Australia
The Audio Tailor has a wide range of Phono Preamplifiers available in Australia. Shop online, in our Brisbane store or call us on 1300 308 711.
We deliver Phono Preamplifiers Australia-wide including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane + more.
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$83,000.00| /Boulder - 2108 - Phono Preamplifier
BoulderIn 2002 Boulder released the 2008 Phono Preamplifier. At the end of that year, it was placed in the A+ category of Stereophile magazine’s recommend...
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$44,995.00| /Clearaudio - Statement Phono - Preamplifier
ClearaudioThe statement phono is at home at the absolute top – where the air is thin, but the sound quality reaches its maximum density. From the deepest bas...
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$29,900.00| /Boulder - 1108 - Phono Preamplifier
BoulderPower. Finesse. Extended frequency response. Speed. Delicacy. Control. Spaciousness. Precise imaging. Rhythm. Dynamics. Involvement. Musicality. Th...
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$19,995.00| /Clearaudio - Absolute Phono Inside - Preamplifier
ClearaudioThe absolute phono inside uses the absolute phono's innovative circuit design including the current amplification first gain stage. However in the ...
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$19,995.00| /Clearaudio - Absolute Phono - Preamplifier
ClearaudioClearaudio's absolute phono is the world's first active headshell moving coil phonostage. A tiny circuit board installed in the headshell of the to...
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$10,950.00| /Leema - Pyxis - Preamplifier
LeemaThe Pyxis pre-amplifier is the heart of Leema’s Reference Series, designed to offer absolute transparency with superior resolution and musicality. ...
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$8,500.00| /Boulder - 508 - Phono Preamplifier
BoulderEvery project has to begin somewhere. When Boulder's engineers began work on the Boulder 508 Phono Preamplifier they began with inspiration from th...
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$8,000.00| /Musical Fidelity - M8PRE - Preamplifier
Musical FidelityMUSICAL FIDELITY M8PRE PREAMPLIFIER The M8 has a wide array of inputs including a low noise MM/MC phono stage, two balanced inputs (one with home ...
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$5,900.00| /Musical Fidelity - NVVINYL Nu Vista Vinyl - Phono Preamplifier
Musical FidelityNu-Vista Vinyl - Specifications MM input Frequency response - RIAA or RIAA/IEC (selectable) ±0.2dB Input sensitivity - 2.5mV in for 300mV out (at...
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$4,999.00| /Electrocompaniet - ECI 3 - Integrated Amplifier
ElectrocompanietHigh performance, fully balanced Integrated Amplifier The Electrocompaniet ECI 3 is a DC coupled high performance, fully balanced, remote controlle...
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$4,995.00| /Clearaudio - Balance V2 - Phono Preamplifier
ClearaudioAs listening maturity increases, so do the demands of analog music lovers. It is precisely this eloquent target group that is dedicated to the inno...
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$3,995.00| /Electrocompaniet - ECP-2 MKII - MM & MC Phono Preamplifier
ElectrocompanietECP-2 MKII Moving Coil and Moving Magnet Phono Pre-Amp With the renewed international enthusiasm for the vinyl format, a world-class phono preampli...
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$3,600.00| /Musical Fidelity - M6X VINYL - Balanced MM/MC Phono Pre-amplifier
Musical FidelityBalanced MM/MC Phono Pre-amplifier • 3 x MM/MC inputs for use of different arms, cartridges or turntables in a system • 7 separate power supplies...
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Original price $4,495.00Current price $3,596.00| /PS Audio - Stellar Phono Preamplifier
PS AudioWhen PS engineer Darren Myers set his sights on building the best phono stage PS Audio has ever produced, he had his work cut out for him. With the...
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$3,295.00| /Plinius - Koru - Phono Preamplifier
PliniusBoth Single Ended and Balanced Output signals are catered for and with passive high frequency and active low frequency equalisation the Koru Phono ...
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$2,999.00| /Perreaux - Audiant VP3 - MM & MC Phono Preamplifier
PerreauxThe Audiant VP3 is a highly flexible customisable vinyl preamplifier capable of connecting both Moving Magnet and Moving Coil cartridges to your au...
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$2,995.00| /Plinius - P100 - Phono Preamplifier
PliniusThis compact little unit packs a powerful punch. Delivering on style as well as acoustic performance, the P100 joins the Plinius range, proving tha...
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$2,650.00| /Musical Fidelity - M3x Vinyl - MM/MC Phono Preamplifier
Musical FidelityThe M3x Vinyl is a phono stage, designed to be without any practical limits. Connectivity is straight forward. You have an input and an output. Ne...
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$2,550.00| /Bel Canto - e.One PHONO - Phono Preamplifier
Bel CantoThe PHONO preamp will unleash tremendous dynamics and resolution to your listening experience. Optimised two stage architecture Low noise 40dB inp...
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$2,299.00| /Rega - Aria Mk3 - MM/MC Phono Preamplifier
RegaHoused within Rega's latest half width custom designed case to give it a fresh new look and match the range are two entirely separate, high perform...
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$2,295.00| /Hegel - V10 - MM & MC Phono Preamplifier
HegelThe Hegel V10 is a brand-new take on an old technology. With 30 years' experience designing state-of-the-art discrete transistor circuits, Hegel ha...
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$2,195.00| /Clearaudio - Basic V2 - Phono Preamplifier
ClearaudioAlready the design, with all its minimalism, points to the significant progress that lies in this phono precursor. Visually inspired by the legenda...
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Original price $2,290.00Current price $2,061.00| /Mytek - Manhattan DAC II Phono Card
MytekHigh End M/M, M/C Phono Preamplifier with custom nickel core step up transformer, relay switchable and tuneable. Input impedances, transformer rati...
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$1,650.00| /Musical Fidelity - MX VYNL - Phono Preamplifier
Musical FidelityMusical Fidelity MX-VYNL Phono Preamplifier is a fully balanced, very high performance phono stage, able to operate with virtually any moving coil...
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from $1,286.00| /Pro-Ject - Phono Box RS - Phono Preamplifier
Pro-JectImpedance adjustment can be done while playback! Due to use of best parts, like SSM2019 from Analog Devices as input stages and Linear Technology L...
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$1,265.00| /Leema - Essentials Phono Stage - Phono Preamplifier
LeemaThe circuitry inside the award-winning Essential Phono is closely based on that of the class leading Agena Reference Series Phono stage. its perfor...
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$1,195.00| /Clearaudio - Smart Phono V2 with Headphone Output - Phono Preamplifier
ClearaudioA minimalist aluminium housing that contains one of the best sounding phonostages in its market. Up to 54 decibels gain at one kilohertz and an ext...
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from $1,169.00| /Pro-Ject - Pre Box DS2 Digtital - Preamplifier
Pro-JectPre Box DS2 Digital – a true high performance all-arounder! The advanced Pre Box DS2 Digital is an universal and very flexible pre-amplifier and D/...
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$1,095.00| /Clearaudio - Smart Phono V2 - Phono Preamplifier
ClearaudioThis is an indent product - Please enquire for lead time A minimalist aluminium housing that contains one of the best sounding phonostages in its m...
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from $1,079.00| /Pro-Ject - Tube Box DS2 - Tube Phono Preamplifier
Pro-JectPremium phono preamplifier with tube output and highend sound! This precision tube phono preamplifier benefits from outstanding circuit technology ...
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$745.00| /Clearaudio - Nano Phono V2 with Headphone Output - Phono Preamplifier
ClearaudioThe Nano Phono Stage isn't ruffled by anything Its meticulously selected SMD components are assembled by hand in Erlangen and tested several times....
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$695.00| /Clearaudio - Nano Phono V2 - Phono Preamplifier
ClearaudioThis is an indent product - please enquire for lead time The Nano Phono stage isn't ruffled by anything Its meticulously selected SMD components ar...
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$650.00| /Musical Fidelity - LX2 LPS - Dual Input MM/MC Phono Preamplifier
Musical FidelityDual Input MM/MC Phono Pre-amplifier • Based on MX-VYNL circuitry • Excellent signal to noise & negligible distortion 20Hz to 20kHz • MM in...
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$625.00| /Creek Audio - OBH-15 MKII - Phono Preamplifier
Creek AudioWith modern amplifiers expected to cater for so many new source devices, the Phono capability, once very common, is one of those built-in features ...
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Original price $649.00Current price $589.00| /Pro-Ject - Tube Box S2 - Phono Preamplifier
Pro-JectTube Box S2 is our very first product to feature a fully discreet circuit design without using any operational amplifiers (OpAmps). It also is the ...
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$550.00| /Musical Fidelity - V90-LPS MM/MC - Phono Preamplifier
Musical FidelityThe V90-LPS is a modestly priced, very high-performance MM/MC phono stage with superb technical performance. In our opinion, there are five critic...
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Phono Preamplifiers
If you have a turntable – especially with a moving coil or moving magnet cartridge – you’ll need a phono preamplifier. The reason is that the output from a cartridge is much lower than that from line level sources like a CD or tape, and requires an extra stage of amplification. Also, the recording process used to create records also adds equalisation which must be removed during playback to restore proper tonal balance. Long story short, if you’ve got a turntable, you need a phono preamp.
Sure, you can buy a turntable with a built-in preamp, and in some cases this will work, but for the best sound or digital copies from your records, you’ll want to have a separate phono preamp. Combo products generally give you the bare minimum of everything they’re composed of, so getting yourself a dedicated preamp will make a world of difference in your sound.
An important job of a phono preamp is RIAA equalisation, which restores the music’s original tonal balance during playback, and differentiates a phono preamp from those used for microphones or musical instruments. All phono preamps do this, although some models do it better than others.
How do you know which phono preamplifier to choose? Budget is usually (and obviously) one of the first considerations. The best preamps produce the most honest sound, and you’ll usually get what you pay for here. Also look at whether you need any of the extra features (like adjusting the loading) that some models offer, and whether you need MM or MC inputs.
We carry excellent phono preamps from Clearaudio, Plinius, Pro-Ject, Rega, and Thorens, and stand behind every piece we sell, knowing that they’ve been proven by critics and audiophiles alike. What Hi Fi calls the Clearaudo Nano “the one to buy”, and absolutely raves about the Plinius Koru, saying that “vinyl has rarely sounded this good.” And Audiophilia highly recommends the Rega Aria, calling it a “superbly built, finely tuned phono stage that has engineering found in much more expensive models”. You can’t go wrong with any choice, but if you need help finding just the right match for you, give us a call and we’ll help you narrow down your choices.
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