I have long wanted to upgrade my aged aragon28k preamp becos it doesnt hv balanced out and ht bypass.
2yrs ago, with a budget of usd12k, i went to many dealers and demoed against current highflyers, viz. Ayre kx5, accuphase, mbl， jeff roland, ml 326s. I found that either my aragon sounded better or same.
I finally bought a simaudio 740p without audition only based on reviews becos no stock.
Sold the 740p after 3months.
Guess what? My aragon 28k sounded far superior. Better soundstage, transients, transparent, speed, punchy and crisp.
So, sadly, after 25yrs, I’m still stuck with the aragon28k which is worth maybe just usd300 used.
I am now looking at T+A, Gryphon, ARC .... but i'm skeptical even the current usd$20k preamp would sound superior to the aragon28k
2yrs ago, with a budget of usd12k, i went to many dealers and demoed against current highflyers, viz. Ayre kx5, accuphase, mbl， jeff roland, ml 326s. I found that either my aragon sounded better or same.
I finally bought a simaudio 740p without audition only based on reviews becos no stock.
Sold the 740p after 3months.
Guess what? My aragon 28k sounded far superior. Better soundstage, transients, transparent, speed, punchy and crisp.
So, sadly, after 25yrs, I’m still stuck with the aragon28k which is worth maybe just usd300 used.
I am now looking at T+A, Gryphon, ARC .... but i'm skeptical even the current usd$20k preamp would sound superior to the aragon28k