Depends on the output of your cartridge. If you are running a low output MC cartridge and you don't like the sound of SUTs, you need a SS phono section. I do think tubes sound better, but it becomes a question of putting up with their noise as the output of the cartridge drops below .3mv.
I like both implementations my current reference is the Klyne system 7, neither sounds like SS or tubes just music and it handles .2mv with ease. I like SUTs and disagree with some of the generalizations dismissing them, xfrmrs done right can be utterly transparent.
With the cj GAT, the Doshi has no issue with the 0.16 mV Ikeda.
I don't like the "sshhhhhh" of tube either, but was amazed at how quiet the Doshi equipment was. I've got the best of both worlds, the blackness of SS and the sweetness of tube.
As a bonus, it has enough gain to run a Benz Micro Ebony TR without the need if a SUT!
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