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Need new pre amp

Back in 1992 I bought a new bryston 4b sst amp and a linn pretek  preamp my preamp gave out and the left channel is toast. Now i have a rel s/510 and a pair of dyn audio special 40 speakers . Now I have a linn lp12 sondeck turn tabel with a linn adikt  cartridge  I play a lot of vynal as well as stream quobus or listen to my cd's I have a tascam ss-cdr1  and a blue tooth reciever that picks up from my phone and sends it to the preamp now am I best to have the preamp repaired or go with a new preamp. And do I go tube or sold  state I am looking for a warm organic sould because of vynal and if I go new pre amp I want xlr out to the amp at least 2 xlr inputs 4 rca analog input and 2 digital inputs phono input would be nice but not required  I can get a phono preamp  if needed thank you Mal11963 

mal11963
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audphile1
4,920 posts
 

Consider Audio Research LS or Ref series if you want tubes and XLR. No phono stage though. 

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mattmiller
1,497 posts
 

McIntosh makes solid state and tube based pre amps that will have XLR and RCA all the INS and outs you could ever need.

 

 

Matt M

mal11963 OP
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Have you herd mcintosh and with a bryston  4b  right now I am using  my back up pream a nad 1000 elac  it's nothen like the linn maybe I need to see about auditioning a mcintosh  pre amp in my home and see how it sounds. Ty mal11963

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jbuhl
976 posts
 

I have tested XLR vs RCA and can't tell a difference on my system.  Using mid priced after market cabling. 

immatthewj
1,898 posts
 

I have tested XLR vs RCA and can't tell a difference on my system.  Using mid priced after market cabling. 

@jbuhl  , are those truly balanced circuits you are going in and out to and from?  Or are they "balanced in name only" (BINO)?  At least from the source to the pre, if truly balanced, I would think you would experience more gain (which is not necessarily a good thing).

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