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Nakamichi CA-7A Preamp

I saw a SkyFi Audio You Tube video on this unit, and the build quality really impressed me, and was well done and takes through well. 
 

I decided to obtain one, and was blessed to get a remote, and yes I have only one key selector-button remaining on the front saying “CD”… but there just has never been an interior like they made these over (30) years ago, and I will never have to worry about the electrolytic capacitors.

My question is how did these get so far under the radar for very high quality preamplifiers? I honestly can’t say I’ve heard better and they pick this up for nearly $1000, thinking I over paid. But I think I would have to invest over $10,000 in today’s market to get this kind of sound, and very subtle bass, mid range, and treble adjustments, which are not traumatic, but very effective. I have Cornwall Heritage series and Dennis Had Inspire WE 300b amp. Great base, but a Rogue preamp with an Denafrips Ares ll are now expendable in what I’m now hearing. Just no comparison. Go figure. 
 

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@uncleang  nice!!!!

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😊 I agree. Attenuation for this Pre is fabulous… so much more in recordings now to discern… feels like I was born yesterday and I’ll be 70 in the Fall. I am hearing a lots more detail with my Cornwall iv heritage series and this Pre. The amp doesn’t mean anything with the NAK CA-7A having last dibs to the sound. 

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I bought off EBay. Great Seller. Knowledgeable and a tech 

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@uncleang 

yesssss! I was happy to get the CA-7A pre. I bought it off of a fellow in Texas who knew his stuff and back-and-forth messaging on eBay. I knew it was the real deal because he knew all about the inner portion of this amplifier. I also got a remote control that works even though I only have one CD button on the front it doesn’t matter. And I don’t even have a turntable yet, but I am thrilled to use it with my Dennis Had Inspire western electric 300B into my Klipsch Cornwall IV’s. Game over. Bluesound Node 3, SVS MICRO 3000 SUB. I think my disease has come to an end lol.

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@uncleang 

im impressed! You know your stuff! 
 

if I hadn’t given (4) banana boxes of vinyl to the thrift store, I’d buy a turntable just to hear that phono transformer. 
 

for right now, I rarely listen outside of streaming and Bluetooth through a Node v3… including TV. I shut off the use of my Western Electric 300 B tubes on my SET amp, for ballgames. ( trying to save tube life… I wish I knew at my age of 70, how many years of life they had, using them 4-6 hours at night only… any idea?)

yeah the making of the NAK is amazing  I got interested when I saw the Sky Hi Fi video on YouTube  

 

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