What trouble have you had with McIntosh preamps? I use a McIntosh tube preamp with an MC275 and they have been trouble-free are an very musical together.
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He hello I don’t know enough about these units but I like them both 17ls c-j or the et3 with high gain phono I play all vinly now with mc275 don’t want go with McIntosh preamp tube looking for something more modern and less trouble thanks