Anyone familiar with the EAR 834L Preamp


I'm looking for a pre amp in the $1000 area. A suggestion was made about the EAR-834L. I can't find any reviews of the preamp. An audiophile friend tells me that it's frequently used in high end systems. Can anyone help me with this?
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Showing 1 response by genesis168

I have owned one for a short period of time. People and reviews say that the phono and line stage sounds good. The phono is really dark sounding and it turned me off. I tried a variety of tubes on it with on avail. Line stage is passive....nothing to shout about. Look elsewhere...not this piece!!! Save yourself the trouble.