Need a preamp with tone controls!

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To be fair, a large part of is that I just don’t listen to that many preamps anymore! :) :) :)

The P7 is not perfect. The output of the Mytek Brooklyn direct to amps is better by a smidgen. What the P7 is for me is a good compromise for a combined HT/music system, at a reasonable price.

But yeah, parts quality matters a great deal to me, especially compared to the P5.

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Sorry @lak I have no idea, never heard any of the classic series. Kal Rubenstein at Stereophile praises it though!

Internally, it is a much more substantial device compared to the P5.

The Parasound P5 and P7 both have tone controls, but not the JC-2.

The P7 is a much better pre than the P5.

Tone controls help us compensate for differences in recording trends across decades of recordings.

Tone controls help us adjust our sound quality to different listening situations and volumes.

Tone controls help us adjust for speaker placement.

Tone controls are much cheaper and more efficient way of doing this than most other solutions.

A good tone control is a lot easier to implement than a good equalizer. Fewer bands so more affordable to use high quality parts.