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Spectral DMC 12, 20 or 30 preamp?

My next upgrade is a spectral preamp. The DMC - 12 sounds very nice in my system (Thiel 1.6, Mcormack dna 0.5 or Golden tube se 40 (I swap these alot), arcam alpha 7 cd (will be upgrading soon, maybe to a rotel), MIT cable).

The DMC 20 used is more money, as is the 30. I'm wondering if anyone can expand on the sonic differences are between these? One of my priorities is bass - midbass, thiels have nothing in the low end, but the midbass is very nice on them. The less money I spend on this, the more is available to a power amp. Flip side is I'll be living with this for awhile, so the better I have, the happier I'll be.
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flex
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While we are on this subject, I'd like to raise the question again of whether anyone has directly compared the dmc20 vs. the dmc30S or dmc30sl. I haven't done so, and would like to hear the opinions of others.

Thanks. (It's still on topic.)
flex
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Bear,
Out of curiousity, do your comments on split RIAA and pcb's relate to the dmc 20 series I or series II? I thought the series II, at least, was a Keith Johnson design and not Demian Martin's.
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