Looking to run my turntable straight into my studio mixer. I presume I just need a preamp from the turntable and into one of the stereo channels?
So, looking for any phono preamp recommendations. I have an Ortofon (moving magnet) cartridge. Budget is around the £300 mark, but would be willing to go a bit higher (3500 max) for real qualitative difference.
I’ve got these which were recommended by Audio Gold. Cheap but happy with the results Edwards Audio Apprentice MM EQ Phono Stage at Audio Affair
Lehmann Audio Black Cube.
Hard to beat for the price.
Another vote for a lehmann phonostage.
Also check any of the graham slee mm phonostages. Era gold or reflex m 2nd hand should fall within budget.
Thanks for the replies 
The black cube one sounds proper. And a good budget option there too.
plus one for the Lehmann
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPOMsPbCPH2/?img_index=9&igsh=Mm1hMjdkZHo5dmho
Felt like the best place to put this about Gilles Peterson’s space
The dream …
Yes, Heaven, i’d never leave there.
It’s nicely detailed and the workmanship looks great. Bet it sounds incredible.
New stylus, was definitely overdue 
Anyone use an isolation plate for their turntable.
Mine sits on a wall mounted unit, which if you have good solid walls is a great solution, but this house is 250 year old, the walls are a bit shit and every time someone closes the door of the curry house next door the record jumps. Without redesigning the whole room and moving everything around I’m wondering if an isolation plate may help?
You could try a piece of board sitting on 4 sorbothane domes. It’ll be an inexpensive exercise and if it solves the problem you could then pretty it up.
You could use a modern looking paving stone under the deck, also sitting the stone on squash ball hemispheres is something that people use. The inert nature of the stone would help considerably. But as mentioned above, a board made out of plywood will assist with the vibration.
I’m on granite slabs on squash balls.
I saw an old photo with Ken Shindo using a slab and squash balls. He was the king of cheap easy solutions.
Thanks all, sounds like squash balls or sorbothane is the the way forward
Objekt’s guide to turntable isolation is worth a read.
I can recommend the frontenis balls.
(My speakers are on the same unit as my turntable - which is a heinous crime - but they are stood on heavy paving slabs cut to size with half frontenis balls underneath and it works a treat).
I had offcuts from my granite kitchen counter cut to size and pockets routered in the underside to accept a full squash ball. It also locates the squash ball so it can’t moe around laterally. It’s really firm, but takes out a lot of vibration. not sure if the photo makes it clear.
On the budget audiophile vibe, I’ve picked up some surprisingly good speaker isolators and sorbothane dampeners for my turntables on Temu. Would recommend.
