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Preamp with tone controls other then McIntosh C22

Let me make a confession first. I'm one bad heretic. I use preamps with tone controls. Currently I have tube Mac C22 and it works quite well with my ss power amp. But as always hifi bug screams for improvement. I wonder if anybody can recommend tube preamps with tone controls other then Macs?
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erik_squires
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Sorry my friend, I missed the "tube" part. :)

If you find a good pre with it, let me know! :)

I think tone controls always require extra gain stages to be implemented well, so any pre that has them may require more tubes. This would be interesting for me if I"m wrong.

Best,

E
erik_squires
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Tone controls are usually implemented in two ways:

1. tilting. The FR goes up or down as it gets away from midrange.
2. Shelving. The entire treble or bass region goes up or down a maximum amount.

These are general assesments. Some of the best, in terms of features, were the older Yamaha series with built in parametrics.
erik_squires
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Parasound does. Fairly clean implementation but they're tilting rather than shelving.

Best,

E
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