audible illusions vs supratek, vs holoaudio vs backert


starting to re-build a system and thought I'd start with some well known budget pre-amps that are supposed to punch above their weight.  i will be playing rock cd's only through atma-sphere m60's.  speakers and cd player are still TBD.  any thoughts/comparisons on these brands.  Obviously the supratek and holo are cheaper, but still wouldn't mind some overall feedback as I have never listened to any of them.

gwng8

Showing 1 response by ihcho

People heard enough about horrible service from AI, but still many show interests of owning it. Why?

I also heard about the service, but jumped on a 10 years old AI M3B at $2000, and that was one of my best audio purchases I had for a long time. At least as of now.

It still sounds really nice. I ordered a new set of tubes, but haven’t changed tubes yet since the old tubes that came with still sound good.

I might have a different opinion when it breaks and I can’t get it serviced soon, but until then, I will be just happy with it.