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Manley 300B Preamplifier

Hello music lovers,
I have a pair of Manley 300B SE/PP Neo-Classic and a pair of Jm Lab Mini Utopia and looking for a very good preamp for my set-up someone can tell me about the sonic characteristics of the 300B Manley preamplifier? Is it a good choice? Is it a very good preamp? Thanks in advance!
gryfon762

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pkc_b2
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I made a pass on this thread a year ago, but was curious if gryfon had made a decision yet.
By the way, I love mine, and with the right tubes its a keeper.
pkc_b2
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Jaytea,
Since I have not heard your ATC-3 pre in any system, I don't know what difference you may hear. If you can manage to get a 300b to put into your system and compare, this would be the best way to find out. I took a look at your system, and running a manley steelhead into my 300b is something I wanted to do for some time. If you do manage to find a way to get a 300b to try out, you won't hear all it has to offer with the stock tubes. This is where Manley and I differ in opinion, as they feel 'tube rolling' is not going to upgrade their equipment. Not sure what 300b tube is stock these days in this pre-amp.
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