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Preamp advice needed

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to find a pre-amp to pair with an ARC REF 75 SE amp (XLR interconnects). I'm currently using an SP-17 preamp with an on board phono stage paired with an ARC D-115 MKII amp (RCA interconnects) and am considering an upgrade. 

The on board phono stage is very appealing and I thought an ARC SP-20 preamp would be a nice match. However, I don't see those coming up for sale very often so I'm looking for other preamp options. Does anyone have ideas for a tube preamp with on board phono and XLR interconnects?

Thank you for your time!

rhg3
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rhg3 OP
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@verdantaudio, that is a very interesting option! Nice review also. Thanks very much!
rhg3 OP
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@atmasphere, thanks very much! This opens up my options a little :-)
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verdantaudio
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Am interesting option is the KR P135. It is a 45 based preamp and throws a huge soundstage and has an optional preamp. See the review at Positive Feedback.  

I am trying to decide what preamp to bring in for AXPONA this year and this is one of the options .
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atmasphere
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Well of course we make the MP-1 and MP-3 which are both balanced and with balanced phono sections if you want. The MP-1 has the distinction of historically being the first balanced line preamp made for home audio. You don't see them coming up used very often either...

Whatever preamp you get, a good question to ask the manufacturer is whether or not the unit supports AES48 (the balanced line standard). If yes, this will help give you a lot of immunity to the sound of the interconnect cable, and also allow you to run longer lengths.
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