Townshend Allegri Reference Passive Preamp + ASR Basic Exclusive Battery powered Phono Preamp.
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Consulting the collective wisdom on the best preamp with built in phonostage (MM/MC). DAC not required but OK if it has one. Below $20K retail. Must be a no compromise solution--outstanding linestage and a flexible, great sounding phonostage that would not make you wish you had separates. Thoughts?
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I've recently purchased it after reading several reviews and talking to John Hannant at Townshend. I am still in the middle of a big system upgrade including the ASR Basis phono pre and many Townshend cables and Seismic Isolation devices so unfortunately I have not utilized the Allegri yet. The Passive nature was a big selling point but the reviews that I continue to read are Stellar. I guess I projected my anticipation in my OP.... Good luck!! |
@patrickdowns A high end cable maker I recommended them to bought a pair of Seismic platforms for his expensive speakers. This gentleman has exquisite ears. He has to as a cable maker. He was floored by the difference the podiums made. He wrote me that the podiums were like an equipment upgrade that took his system to an audiophile level...I’m not being hyperbolic. He was incredulous. If you can, I would save up and buy a pair. But using Pods would likely work. Perhaps not as stable. Maybe not as much 3D pivoting. Not sure...I bought a Seismic platter for my turntable, Seismic Isolation Corners for my heavy rack and pods for my sub, amps and every piece of equipment. F-1 Fractal speaker cables and interconnects & digital cables as well. I’m Townshended out! I had an offer to talk to Max in the early part of December 2021 and I unfortunately declined and he passed away at the end of December. A genius he was. |