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Preamp to pair with Manley Snappers?

I currently have Sonic Frontiers Line 3 into Manley Snapper Monos or Atma-Sphere M60 Mk II.2, driving Silverline Sonatina IIIs. Audience Au24 balanced interconnects and speaker cable. Snapper monos clearly not as transparent as Atma-Sphere M60 Mk II.2s but more low end control. Other than the Atma-sphere MP3, are there other preamps that might deliver more mids than the SF Line 3 but still maintain bass and treble?
bbybaudio
m3rags
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I am currently using a First Sound Presence Deluxe 4.0 MKII with Paramount upgrade with my Snappers and the extended detail and dynamics are startling. When I first put it in my system I would often get up to turn the volume up on familiar recordings only to be driven back to my seat by the new-found dynamic range. Emmanuel Go of First Sound is a great guy to talk to and I am sure that he can tell you the sonic improvements you should enjoy and why? I was using an Audio Tekne IT-1 with good success prior to the First Sound. This past weekend I heard the new rendition of the Manley 300B pre-amp with the Snappers and it was magical. The previous 300B was way too sweet, but this new version is a killer, the guys at the shop were fighting over who got to use it on the weekend and the Manley sales dude said he HAD to buy one. Anyway therere some options that I've tried.
bbybaudio OP
25 posts
 
Thanks a lot! This is the first time I have posted a thread and had no responses. I do not know if others do not like the Snappers or what. Nonetheless I will look into the first sound preamp.
stevecham
3,340 posts
 
Why not at least try the Manley preamp with your Snappers? Usually manufacturers play particular close attention to matching and optimizing partnering components.
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