Saturday, June 5, 2021

"Ironstone" - MM phono preamp

 












For a change in colour and always a great sounding tube MM phono preamp I put together this kit from Radi0kit. I had the chassis and a spare kit and after a total external colour change to our house had a spray can of Ironstone leftover. As with my other tube phono preamps I chose the premium version of the Radi0kit kit. 

This build also uses an external PS and again I'm using the Radi0kit tube PS. Using a four pin power plug to bring in the DC heater and HT voltages. The PS can also be used on my later tube preamps having 12V regulated DC and electronically smooth 250V HT. 

Not only a great sounding tube phono stage but this time a more unusual looking low sheen blue/grey coloured preamp. All other builds of this kit have sold with the new owners saying how much they like the look and sound. This one is also up for sale. 

2 comments:

Wimbo said...

Like this Mark?

retro-thermionic said...

Yes thats the finish. But for you I would match colour to Grace - white. That would be up to you.