Amp/Preamp comparisons - Plinius vs Herron, Audible Illusions vs Allnic vs Herron

i have not heard a herron but my understanding his better units are equals to the mid level modern conrad johnson or audio research tube linestages, which are excellent sonically and in build quality

c-j or arc tube unit into a high grade solid state amp can be a wonderful combo

audible illusions is a very good sounding unit, but it fries tubes and gets noisy/hissy wayyy too fast, and customer service can be problematic if needed

plinius’ unit doesn’t belong in this conversation... it is not in the same league

i don't know anything about allnic stuff

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sorry i wasn't clear... i was referring to the plinius preamp

plinius power amps are very nice