If you don't need a remote control then First Sound preamps are amazing. Very rich and musical and honest at the same time. Notes seem to explode out of a blackness.
I think it's hard to go wrong with Cary or CJ though. I've heard a lot of Cary and CJ gear and Cary does seem the richer sounding of the two generally. CJ finds a nice middle ground between being overly sterile and being overly rich. My choice would probably depend on my mood in the moment. I definitely have CJ moods and Cary moods...
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I think it's hard to go wrong with Cary or CJ though. I've heard a lot of Cary and CJ gear and Cary does seem the richer sounding of the two generally. CJ finds a nice middle ground between being overly sterile and being overly rich. My choice would probably depend on my mood in the moment. I definitely have CJ moods and Cary moods...
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