Hovland vs McIntosh for Preamp

Anybody have compared Hovland Preamp vs McIntosh Preamp. I like the sound of McIntosh gear mated with SS Brystan Amp and ML Aeris I.

barnes02-14-2002 5:37pm

brianmgrarcom Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,317 posts 02-17-2002 at 12:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have owned both, I still own the Hovland. Unfortunayely I didn't have both preamps with the same setups so I cannot give you a fair comparison. I wasn't real thrilled with the controls of the Mac, but everything worked fine. Not sure at all what the previous comments are to mean, other than they appear to be a happy Jadis owner. The Hovland doesn't have a remote if that is an issue. I really like the Hovland and have no plans of selling it. Very high quality as well. If you already like the Mac, why not go with it, it's cheaper.
brianmgrarcom Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,317 posts 02-18-2002 at 12:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete So, your logic is, "it has great reviews, but you don't believe in reviews, although you read them, therefore buy the Jadis because you own it"? I am not rying to be rude here, but there isn't much useful info you are giving this person. For the record and for what it's worth, yes TAS gives it a glowing review and Stereophile rates it Class A. There are many, many threads on here that can be read about the credibility of reviews.