Hi guys,

I'm new in B&O world, and I've my 'new' beogram 1700, so muy doubt is now on the preamp I must add to the turntable.

I like very much (looking only specifications: Single-ended A-class, double mono...) the Cambridge Audio 540P:

http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=28&Title=Azur+540P

But I've read much about the following ones (much more uglies, but very recommendable) with high Quality/Price Ratio.

http://www.phonopreamps.com/tc754pp.html

This one has an extra gain!

http://www.phonopreamps.com/TC-770LCpp.html

and of course Pro-Ject...

I haven't near a shop where listen and try any of them, so I would like to know your opinion about them.

My greatest doubt is the gain. 540P has fixed gain (as the 95% of phono preamp), but the B&O has lower output signal than standard turntables. Is this a great handicap for the 540P? It's not usual that a phono preamp add gain control, so I doubt about it's a 'canonical' design.

Any suggestion will be welcome!

Thanks a lot for your help.

Almardapipa

Spain

I have a Beogram 3300 with a MMC2 cartridge, and I'm using the TC770LC from phonopreamps.com. I wrote a brief note about it under the Beogram part of the forum.

I've no experiencew with your table, don't know what cartridge you're using, but the B&Os tend to have low output. I have been very satisfied with the TC770LC, it let me match levels to the other sources, and the DIN plug is a nice feature. I think it sounds great, while I've not compared it to the other preamp you mention I don't think I've ever heard my table sound better. I did run the table into a McIntosh C32 preamp, and never thought that sounded very good. It sounded much better into my Proton D540 integrated amp, which has a very good phono section, with variable loading, MM and MC, but the lack of gain was always an issue.

Good luck with it! 

I've been using the TC750 from Phonopreamps, both on my BG 2400 and BG 5000, Both with MMC4, and it works like a charm, As Jeff I love the gain function.