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Suggestions for a holographic preamp?

I'm looking to replacing my Herron Audio tube line stage with something else, not because of a problem with the sound, but for a few other reasons.

I do both digital and analog, and have a Herron Audio tube phono preamp. My power amp is an MSB S-200, which is awesome, and my speakers are Marten Parker Duos, which are wonderful for a deep, holographic soundstage that I like so much.

I listen mostly to rock and reggae, and I'm looking to keep the price under $10K US, and I'm fine with a used one as well.

I get the feeling that I will need a tube preamp to get that holographic sound, but perhaps there are some SS ones that do as good a job?

The fellow I work with at The Music Room suggested a ModWright LS-100 or a used PS Audio BHK preamp; I've researched and they both look like they'd fit the bill, but I'd like to hear your suggestions, too! 

larsman

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audioman58
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No such thing , a preamp. Is a part of the sum.

if buying tube then a 300 B would give you  this

Radu Tarta builds IMO the best high quality  custom preamps  at less then half the Big commercial markup brands with Far superior parts quality and 40+ years 

in vacuum tube engineering . He has built several for me and I  am very picky knowing parts quality and Audio very well decades in this so called hobby 

more of a quest for realism - perfection in music 🎼 music 🎶 !!

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