I have owned the Audible Illusions M3A (w/ high output gold phono board) for about one year. It is mated with Audio Research CL-120s (tube hybrid mono amps). The Audible Illusions balances the very, very slightly white character of these amplifiers making the match overall very nuetral. The phono section (I have an Oracle Delphi MkV/ Graham 2.0 arm) is simply outstanding.
I find the dual volume controls to be a pain in the neck. There are detents so that you can match the volume but I find that when playing cds I need to be in between 2 of the detents- one is too loud and the other is to quiet. I have been told that this can be adjusted at the factory but I really don't want to give the preamp up to send it back to California. Other than that nitpick, I have been very happy with it. IMHO, a lot of preamp for the money.
I find the dual volume controls to be a pain in the neck. There are detents so that you can match the volume but I find that when playing cds I need to be in between 2 of the detents- one is too loud and the other is to quiet. I have been told that this can be adjusted at the factory but I really don't want to give the preamp up to send it back to California. Other than that nitpick, I have been very happy with it. IMHO, a lot of preamp for the money.