re: Help with a new record player

A tube preamp was a must for me. Being a lifelong guitar player and having both types of amps (solid state and tube), tubes are the only way to go. I had a budget and looked in that price range. Needle doctor suggested it and I read a bunch of reviews on it. Didn't seem like a bad deal. Easy to use, has a headphone out in case you want to use headphones. Changing the tube is easy and you can experiment with different ones. Has a low pass filter as well, althougg I havent needed to use it yet. And it is small. The only negative i can say is that it does not have an on/off switch; you have to plug in and unplug it when you use it. Hope this helps.