My phono preamp for MC cartridges, His Master’s Noise, was published as a feature article on diyAudio.com. Check it out there! I discuss overall system design, noise calculations, design for low noise, and present a circuit with excellent linearity, high overload margins, good conformance to RIAA equalization, high power supply immunity, and high stability.

Soon to come, a moving magnet preamp using the same balanced-in-unbalanced-out approach as His Master’s Noise.

His Master’s Noise: A Thoroughly Modern Tube Phono Preamp