I need a new pre-amp. The Audible Illusions Modulus won't stay fixed. Noisy volume pots, noisy tubes after a year. I've had it since '87 so I am ready to send it out to pasture with honor.

I want something with a phono stage and with inputs for at least four line inputs. It should sound at least as good as a 30 year old tube design. I don’t want to spend more than around $1k.

The most attractive candidate I found is the Emotiva Audio XSP-1.

Any feedback on this thing? What else should I be looking at?

Many thanks!