I had a PL Dialogue Preamp that was paired with Manley 250 Neo Classic monoblocks. They were driving Magnepan 20.1s. Wow, the sound was amazing. But it was big, and when they were on for a while I felt like I was in Hades it was so hot! I sold the lot and bought a 300b SET amp driving a pair of Tonian Labs TL-D1s. Sounds great on some music, but can't reproduce The Who like the Maggies!
I really liked the PL preamp. It was built really well, looked amazing and sounded really good too. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one. I think your thoughts about getting an integrated are good.
I really liked the PL preamp. It was built really well, looked amazing and sounded really good too. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one. I think your thoughts about getting an integrated are good.