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I think I want a tube preamp

Hi kids, I'm hoping for some advice. I have Linn Wakonda that I think has always been the weakest link in my system, plus I've been curious about a tube preamp for a while. Does anybody have any experience with the Quad QC-24 vs the Cary SLP-88? I am on a very limited budget, and would have to sell the Wakonda or trade it in. I need to keep it at $1200 max. I'm using a Linn Karik as a source, and a Cary SLA-70b Sig with KT90's driving ProAc response 2.5's. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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william7
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Although the MiniMax does invert polarity we have found that it sounds best hooked up normally + to +, - to -. Your mileage may very and you can try and switch the + to -, but others have said they like it hooked up the normal way. I prefer it this way in both my systems.
You never know if the recording engineer recorded the material in phase or not. Does the amplifier invert, CD player? who knows, to many variables.
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