Suggestions for simple MM phonostage

[IDM]

My son has just bought a Rega P1 turntable and I want to build him a simple phono-stage. So I am looking for suggestion on fairly simple and cost effective designs with the best sound per pound. Does anyone have any suggestions for simple DIY designs.

Thanks,
Ian

 

[sideshowbob]

I built a Muffsy during lockdown, just for fun, and it's very good:

https://www.muffsy.com/

You will have to source a case and an AC adapter. I went with a Modushop Galaxy case.

Graham Slee does a complete kit, the Genera, which I think is basically a Gram Amp, in DIY form. Sounds good, by all accounts.

 

[Dan K]

Hagtech Bugle?

https://hagerman-audio-labs.myshopify.com/products/bugle3-phono-preamp-mm-mc

 

[MJS]

The NAIT1/2 phono stage is about as simple as it gets. There was a recent post with some schematics I think.

 

[Mike P]

Rod Elliot P06

 

[337alant]

This was a simple MM stage I built from Chinese PCBs
The RIAA board looks like a knock off of the buggle 2 board, it worked well and was better than a Cambridge 640p I have
I used LM4562 ICs
I bought the boards from EBay too long ago to remember who from but it could be Along or audio wind?

118 by Alan Towell, on Flickr

Here is a NAIT phono board ref by Mark
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5...0001&campid=5338728743&icep_item=322433557552

Alan

 

[IDM]

Thanks for all these I will have a read and a think.

I found this article by Thorsten that looks relatively straightforward and I am lucky to have a handful of spare OPA627's so might be an option:

http://community.fortunecity.ws/rivendell/xentar/1179/projects/aaphono/aaphono.html

 

[Marra]

I have just built one of these for my daughter. Excellent performance for the price. Running it off two PP9 batteries.

https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=29773.0

 

[russel]

JLH from 1969 three transistors, build it dual mono and it will take a shed load of money to better it.

http://keith-snook.info/wireless-wo...rld-1969/Modular Pre-amplifier Design-DCD.pdf

 

[IDM]

I ended up building the Rod Elliott P06. Very simple and very cheap. I used matrix board and it seems stable and even though I used cheap and cheerful positive and negative regulators it sounds very good. My son bought a Rega P1 with the Rega Carbon MM cartridge, I am very impressed.

Thanks
Ian