Parasound P/LD-2000

Ask Daltonlanny, a member. I believe he has one. Supposedly very well built and running with a Class A output stage. Not a looker, but sonically very decent.

Maybe you should search at the Asylum Forum. This pre was the top unit from Parasound several years ago. I used to use a PLD/1500, which was a good unit, but I sell it and buy a McCormack RLD-1. I think the 2000 was a $1,500 unit on it's days and could be have for around $450-550 now.

Good luck.

The P/LD 2000 is a masterpiece. Inside are gold plated
boards. All twenty relay switches are 24K gold plated.
Vishay and Caddock resistors. All silver internal wiring.
S/N level is at 120 db's. {WOW!!} A true dual mono design.
This is the best preamplifier ever made under Two grand.
And now the frosting on the cake. 92,0000 microfarads of
storage capacitance!!! It is very very rare to find one
for sale.

Don't forget that the unit also has lots of high quality Black Gate and Nichicon capacitors...stock!
The internal wiring is actually silver-plated copper.
This preamp has TONS of sonic potential!

Another note:
Parasound is currently working on another preamp based heavily on the P/LD-2000, that uses even higher quality parts and better circuit lay-outs. It will be called the JC-2. It was designed by CTC Builders...John Curl, Bob Crump, and Carl Thompson, the guys who designed the JC-1 monoblocks. The P/LD-2000 was used as a prototype to design the JC-2.
According to Parasound, it should be available late this year or early next year.