confusion about the aragon 28k pre amp

i feel your pain,now days high end manufacturers & most audiophiles believe that the use of tone controls just get in the way of the signal path & does not help the music,adjusting tone is now done by changing exotic cables & speaker wires instead of a simple set of controls.

most modern preamps do not have tone controls, i will never understand that theory but to each his own.

there are still a few manufacturers that use tone controls in their new gear but you will have many more choices buying used gear,make sure that if your not clear about weather or not a pre has tone to ask the seller.

well,under $500 for any pre is an extremely tight budget not to mention needing specific options like tone controls & a remote really limits your options.

for $1,000 or a little less there are a bunch with remote & tone but for $500 im drawing a blank , in that price range if you were to find one you may just be buying the unit on price alone & you might not end up with a pre that works well with your khorns.