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Originally Posted by microstrip
I had both in my system. They really sound very different. IMHO if you use the Dart preamplifier your choice will go towards the Dart. I have listened now several times to the Dagostino and decided not to have an opinion before I listen to it using its preamplifier - every time I found great things but something was missing, some lack of global coherency - neither apple nor orange! Although some people use the Dart preamplifier in XLR mode in my system I found it inferior to the 50 ohm or RCA ones .
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Well put. Even with all its deficiencies, the darTZeel ends up being "just right", while the other amps usually excel in one or two specific areas.
And I can't stress the XLR thing enough: avoid it. If you can't mate it to the 18NS and use the 50ohm BNC, at least go RCA.
alexandre