Hi,
Personally I've had approximately different 60 preamps go through my reference listening room and yes I am in the audio industry.
Recently I had a very nice Karan preamp in on trade and it sounded excellent. I've also had an Absolare preamp (no remote) that was very transparent. The Lamm is another excellent choice but if I had to choose just one I would also go with the Aries Cerat Incito S line stage. Aries Cerat is my reference preamp.
Cheers,
Personally I've had approximately different 60 preamps go through my reference listening room and yes I am in the audio industry.
Recently I had a very nice Karan preamp in on trade and it sounded excellent. I've also had an Absolare preamp (no remote) that was very transparent. The Lamm is another excellent choice but if I had to choose just one I would also go with the Aries Cerat Incito S line stage. Aries Cerat is my reference preamp.
Cheers,