The AES3 is very hard to beat. I disagree with the guy who said it is not up to your equipment. I think that it is a wonderful preamp. I used it with a pair of Cary CAD-805C monoblocks that have 50W output power and never felt that I didn't have enough gain. My issue with them was the number of inputs. I bought an SLP-2002 and love it. I agree with the first guy. Go talk with John Rutan at Audio Connection. He can lend you one to play with. It's hard to give back, especially for $500 or so. Never did hear the DJH version. Would love to. Good luck.
