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Originally Posted by harri009
So I currently have an Aesthetix calypso pre which I have been enjoying very much but of course one of my audio friends just demo'd the 326s and has gone crazy about it. He compared it to the XP20 and an XP30 and said it was better than either. That's saying a lot since I have previously owned an XP20 and though it was amazing. Have any of you had a chance to demo the 326s preamp? If you hated it or loved it I would like to know.
Ps I have 0 dealers close to me so I generally just buy stuff to demo but your opinions help lead me  |
I had it in 2007. Also XP20 and Moon P8. I think XP20 sounded better.
ML sound rougher clearly may be due to one chassis design, it sound
Grayer too. Pass had more detail, blacker noise floor, better treble extension. But user interface , until today, ML is the best, and leave Pass, even the XS Pre far far behind. Oh and Ml326s sounded different with each gain mode setting, +18dB was dynamic but rough.
+12dB is the more compromised setting.
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