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Need help for preamp/amp to build around my 1.6s

Hello,

I am planning a system around some "Peter Gunned" Maggie 1.6s. I want a "tubey" sounding system with a lush midrange.

I know Conrad Johnson has a rep for being very warm but any other preamps? I would prefer it had a phono input.

Also I hear great things about Monarchy SM70s with Maggies. Any experiences out there?

My budget will be around $4-5K for both. I hope to buy used.

The rest of the system is planned to be:
Logitech Transporter
Marantz TTS1 turntable, Clearaudio Virtuoso cartridge

Thanks for any help.
colleycol

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colleycol OP
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Thanks for the response.

I kind of figured that I would need to probably go CJ or Audio Research vintage for the best results.

I may go over budget with a tube amp that can power my Maggies though. 120-150 tube watts should power them fine I think.

What about VTL amps? Any comments on the sound?
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