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Tarbishaw is back best pre amp for my system.

I received two emails from participants on this form,which was soooooo nice of them to take the time to do that,and also showed me just how dedicated you folks are .Been up the last 3 days to the Wee hours of the moring reading all the Q &answers really learned alot.
Participant asked me what pre I was using,told him it was the Classe 30 ,emailed me back & said that was my to quote" the TV show" my weakest link".Suggested I get a BatVK3i,did alot of reading on them &they sound like a awesome machine,but to many tubes to deal with.The only one I would consider would be Blue circle has only two tubes.I called the owner Gillbert Yeung had a good talk with him , said he would put a ht pass through in it & the more expensive circuit in it.The two SS preamp considering are the Adcom 750&Musical FidelityAc3 both have very good reviews the Ac3 looks so nice.

p.s. sean if you're reading this, I was horizontally biamping my mirage m3's which I needed to do, the om5's this wasn't necessary, and thankyou for bringing to my attention stereo separation by vertically biamping, it sounds so much better.

thankyou

Ann Marie
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sc53
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Ann Marie, do NOT be afraid of more than 2 tubes! These are preamp tubes, and as others have said, they last a LONG time and are SIMPLE to replace when the time comes. The BAT is a great preamp and available now at such great prices on this site that I cannot stand to see you write it off for the reason of tube fear. I have the BAT VK30SE and it is such a great product, you simply must give the 3i a try. Though I am no tube expert, I have even learned to bias the power tubes on my power amps. Stephen Monte sold me a handheld meter, and I was off and running. But you won't have to do this w/preamp tubes, so please conquer your fear.
Your audio friend, Sarah
PS in regards to your earlier email, I was not aware that Cape Bretonians were born with Celtic fiddles up a body part! They sure play like the devil.
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