I'm going to buy a tube preamp under $2500. I'm considering the Blue Circle BC21, the Audible Illusions M3A or the Rogue Audio 99. Has anyone made this comparison? Which did you like the best and why?
musicslug, i'm curious what amp/s you are using - i found the cary slp98 to be quite neutral, not at all coloured w/that "tubey, romantic" signature... i'm using a pair of electrocompaniet amps above 60hz.
God help you though if your Audible Illusions M3A ever breaks or needs to go in for service...you may never see it again any time soon!!! I personally talked with seveal people I met who've sent in for service to AI and waited 4, 6, 11 months for their repair to finish!!!...no joke. They're so far behind on regular orders, I bet you know where your repair would go on the priority list!...My condolences.
Hi, Augie, you should definitely give Transcendend Sound's Grounded Grid a try! I was looking for a pre-amp in 2K to 3K range, and end up with GG. They even offer two week money back trial. It's a very natural and musical pre-amp.
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