Dan may want to chime in here since he's such a big advocate of the C2300, but I can tell you it's the best preamp I've ever had in my system, it's been the perfect combination of smooth and detailed, absolutely no complaints from this owner! I believe Dan considers it the best single box preamp McIntosh has ever produced. I haven't had any experience with their newer models with the integrated DACs, so if that is a consideration, that could sway you in one direction or another, but for an analog guy like myself, it's fantastic.
- Buck
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3
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