Hi, new to the forum, tinkered with tube stuff a few years ago and would like to get back into it. A while ago I picked up an old console with a cool little SE amp inside. It was connected to the radio/turntable by a cable that provided an input signal and also power. The power amp has the power transformer, power caps, output trans and output tubes. The pre-amp tube/stage is located on the radio/turntable chassis. I would like to just run the power amp but need to add an input tube or input stage. Can anyone point me in the direction of something easy to setup or should I buy a small pre-amp to hook up to the power amp?
Richard