Preamplifier woes

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Oh I see how it is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

I have some ideas for you. Since looks are important, do you prefer silver or black? I assume black as your amps are that color.....

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

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The guy I bought the preamp included them...I wasn't complaining //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I sure wouldn't have bought them on my own...I mean, Mullards are good, but not quite worth that much...

Oh I see how it is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif
I have some ideas for you. Since looks are important, do you prefer silver or black? I assume black as your amps are that color.....

Either silver or black would be fine, they'd both look good.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Are you trying to stay away from tubes this time around?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I think so...like I said on SSA, since the analog front-end is going to be tubed anyway, the preamp isn't doing anything but source selection and making sure the input impedance to the amps stays nice. So I doubt going SS there is going to make a ton of difference in the final sound.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

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http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preatran&1164510244

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preatran&1163833456

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preatran&1163122026

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preatran&1162834844

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preatran&1161958281

All pretty good gear.

 

[kngadrok 10+ year member]

The guy I bought the preamp included them...I wasn't complaining //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I sure wouldn't have bought them on my own...I mean, Mullards are good, but not quite worth that.

No, I meant that reading that & trying to understand it ( way over my head), was making me crazy. Not you in general---------but you might be:laugh:

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

but you might be

Probably am //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Actually Jim, the ones I linked there ****....... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif Jim you freakin' jerk! I just bought a new Pre! You ruined my life! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/bawling.gif.6287aa5d1d447c8af063fc9466e822ef.gif

Anyone want a Parasound P3? $475 shipped! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Anyone else have advice?

I'm on the verge of buying that B&K Ref 5...but still could use some more insight.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Insight: buy my para //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

But it's uglee //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

It's not ugly at all really, ask Mike1 what he thought of it. He can give you an unbiased opinion.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

It is ugly.....

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

...says the guy with the AV controller from star trek.