Hegel H30 or Bryston 7B3 monos

theothergreg
I had Mac C2500 preamp and I loved the sound. I assume the C1100 is sublime.  If all of the glowing lights on the C2500 were defeatable it would have stayed in my system.  I thought it looked really cool with the green tubes visible on top too, but I don't have a rack that could display the tubes of the preamp in my configuration.


I found the ML 326s was extremely detailed- hear the singer turn their head type detail.  It was able to do this with only the slightest bright character to it.  It is not tube sounding- limited depth and 3d quality to the music.  It does allow a nice wide soundstage. It was bulletproof from an operational standpoint and was able to be configured and personalized to do just about anything I needed in my system.  I like ML gear too, and have never had an issue with them.  My Vinnie Rossi LIO adds some tube characteristics to my system and fits in aesthetically.

firefightingrob - Thanks for sharing your impressions of the 326s.  I was thinking I could go with a SS preamp since the Nemos are so smooth and I like the idea of bulletproof.  It sounds like I should stick with tubes, however, as it seems I share the same taste in musical presentation that you do and most likely won't get it from a SS preamp. 

I have listen to bryston before now i am a huge fan of hegel products. I have a DAC and wow also listened to amps and intergrated amps. Believe me for that hegel products are getring more and more expensive because of its high quality and amps of 5000 rivals woth amps of 25000 and up. The h30 is a beast and nothing would come close to it check the reviews.