Preamp choices:Short list

+1 ncdogdoc on the Atmosphere, though Ive never had the privilege of hearing any of their kit

AND it's 'merican made

mazian

how old is that quote?

Ive been a ’phile for 5 decades. Paul McGowan (PS Audio) was one of the first to make reasonably priced differentially/true balanced components, but it took many decades to catch on.

Much/most of the components with XLR I/Os are not true balanced, but thankfully true balanced is becoming more available at reasonable prices


hth