Tube vs solid state phono pre-amp shootout!

This video has one last mod done to the "little bear" vacuum tube phono stage / preamplifier and then comparison of the Cern tubes version, the nobsound / douk audio "little bear" and my DIY version using a zero zone "Ear834" clone board in a home fab chassis with hand selected parts. These RIAA spec pre-amplifiers can really define what your turntable sounds like, good and bad.

This is the decent sounding/quality solid state one, iFi ZEN Phono:
https://amzn.to/3CRNH1M

And these are the tube models we compare to it.

https://www.cerntube.com/

https://www.aliexpress.com/premium/li...

https://www.skunkiedesigns.com/little...

https://www.skunkiedesigns.com/phono-...

The dress up tube rings are sold here:

https://youdaelectronics.com/

These are the little Hako flush cutters I use:
https://amzn.to/3qVghwj

And this is the Hako FX888D soldering iron I love:
https://amzn.to/3XhW6F5

You can send me links and messaged at:

https://www.skunkiedesigns.com/contact

Here is my Patreon, as well as the donation page at my site, if you feel so inclined to help fund some of the future projects for the channel

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87080658

https://www.skunkiedesigns.com/donate