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I've not looked at the Aesthetix - thanks for that pointer and good luck to you as well.
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Todd,
Find anything yet? |
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I don't have the experience of most here, but in that price range the Bryston BP26 and Parasound JC 2 come to mind. Both are line-level, so you would indeed need a phono stage for vinyl. McIntosh's preamps now have phono sections (the C2300 is supposed to be a good one, I've heard).
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Hey Noah,
Not yet... still shopping. Just returned the Sanders pre yesterday. Wanted to like it but it just hasn't worked out (noisefloor mostly). I've given some thought to electrocompaniet ec4.8, and I know many here love Shindo, and of course Mac. I'm also intrigued by Valvet's soulshine 8. Gotta make a decision here sometime! How about you? Any progress??
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Todd...what is the input impedance of your Magtech monos?
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Hi Cyril,
47K Ohms (balanced or unbalanced)
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Got it. So most preamps should work even higher output impedance tube amps. If you want a modern tube preamp sound, my vote would go to (in no specific order):
Cary SLP-05 Conrad Johnson ET-5 Audio Research Ref 3 (used) or LS-27 Nagra PL-L (a bit more traditional tube sound but still highly resolved and dimensional) If you want SS preamp, I would put the following on your list: Ayre K-5xeMP Krell Evo 222/202 Simaudio P-7 I think all can be found in your $5Kish range +/- $1K Last edited by cmalak; 05-16-2012 at 10:30 AM. |
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Todd...if 24-hr on is what you want, then SS is the way to go for sure and for me the Simaudio P-7 is a great preamp. I would seek out a home audition if possible. I auditioned it with its partnering amp (W-7) for about a week and it is highly resolving, neutral across the frequency band, and just very easy to listen to.
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