EAR
88PB
Introduced 2007$4,995 MSRP
The 88PB is EAR Yoshino's upmarket valve phono stage, hand-built in England by a small team under the direction of the late designer Tim de Paravicini and sold through a limited dealer network rather than mass retail. It uses de Paravicini's own moving-coil step-up transformers ahead of an all-tube gain stage, qualifying it as boutique via its small-scale English manufacture, direct engineering pedigree, and narrow distribution.
MSRP
$4,995
Used market · Good
$3,750
-25% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $4,995 at launch to $3,750 today.
Specifications
- Gain
- 52dB (MM), 72dB (MC), volume control adjustable
- Price
- $4,995 list
- Inputs
- 2x RCA phono inputs; one MM-only, one switchable MM/MC
- Weight
- 15 lbs
- Outputs
- RCA or XLR
- Dimensions
- 9.25"W x 11.5"D x 4"H
- Distortion
- 0.2% at 2V
- MC loading
- 4 ohms and 40 ohms selectable
- Tube complement
- 4x 6922/6DJ8/7DJ8 dual-triode tubes (stock 7DJ8)
- Output impedance
- 60 ohms
- Signal to noise ratio
- 68dB, referenced to 2.5mV
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