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Anthem STR vs Parasound JC 2 BP vs any other sub $5,000 Preamp?

~10x10x8.5' is the room, concrete floor and ceiling... Yeah its horrible! Room treatments will be applied as best as i can fit them in. Other than audio gear and a listening chair nothing else will be in the room. 

~Seriously wanting room correction!

~2.0, possibly adding in a sub or two in the future, strictly music, streaming/music server will be used.

~Speakers will be possibly Legacy Calibres, or any other assortment as I may do a lot of different small-large bookshelf's over the course of this systems life if time permits. 

Any recommendations, pros, cons would be well valued at or below the $5,000 MSRP point thanks, 
jasonl337
yyzsantabarbara
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The following preamps are what I considered because I have the same room as you:

Anthem STR
Lyngdorf 2170 or 3400
Linn Selekt  https://www.linn.co.uk/sources/network-music-players/selekt
DEQX  https://www.deqx. com/products/

I am leaning towards the Anthem because of the feature set and user feedback. However, I will compare the Anthem with the Lyngdorf and Linn before I commit with a buy.

I have left the DEQX in the sidelines for now due to the additional complexity of setting it up. 

The Lyngdorf comes with amplification (so an integrated but can be used as a preamp only)

BTW - I recently added GIK treatments ($700) and they made a massive difference in the sound quality. Some photos are available on my virtual system.
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cbrents73
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Gentlemen, I am the WRSM for Anthem and thank you for considering the our STR PREAMP.  What kind of Amp do you have to mate with?  There is also our STR INTEGRATED...Our products have a minimum 309 hour break-in period by the way, so you may want to verify the amount of time not just on the unit, but the input as well when auditioning.
I don’t know where either of you are located - I cover just about everything West of the Mississippi River. If you have trouble finding or auditioning the unit, please reach out to our company directly, or through the Anthem website, and have them put you in touch with one of us Regionals and we’ll do what we can to help.  This forum has many restrictions and block phone numbers/email addresses -otherwise I’d have you contact me directly.  Thank you again!
jasonl337 OP
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If I go with the Anthem it’ll be the STR Power Amp. 
yyzsantabarbara
4,820 posts
 
What room correct have you considered so far?

BTW - the 4 items I listed are all at the $5K MSRP or less. You can configure options on a few of them to go up higher in price.
jasonl337 OP
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Really only two, Anthems and Lyngdorf... both have pretty great reviews from the people who give them a chance.

Audioholics (Gene) has chosen to purchase Anthems STR Pre and Pro after doing some pretty in depth testing... far more than I see most big review sites doing which has me leaning heavily towards them. 
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