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Searching for preamp upgrade

Hello all. I am hoping to get some good advice on a preamp upgrade, as, despite having all tube amplification, the sound is unbearably aggressive at realistic volumes. I have Soundline audio speakers (ribbon)--ultra-fast highs, bass a little boomy, Audio Research Classic 60--still love this amp, but it is a little stage forward for my taste, AR LS-7 (I think this is a big part of the problem), and an OPPO BDP-95. I am hoping with a switch to Hovland hp-200 or something similar and getting the classic-60 modified, I can do better. I also have a McCormack DNA1 deluxe I could use for the bass only. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ed
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rklune
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I just got my Oppo bdp-95 modded by Ric Shultz at EVS and that made a HUGE!!! difference in my overall sound. If you haven't modded the 95 yet, start there before changing out your other components. I can tell you from 1st hand experience that your stock 95 is the bottle neck.

btw, I just had him do the basic 2-channel RCA mod. That was the best money I've spent on anything to do with my setup. The change was night and day. I two was looking at fiddling with my preamp. Not any more!
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