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tube pre for bryston

Finally decided and bought the Bryston 14BSST. Thinking of putting a tube pre in front of it to drive my Legacy Focus mains. I will be looking used since I still need to upgrade my Pre/Pro for the video side soon. I have only read positive things hear about combing ss amps with tube pres. I heard a great combo (nameless for purposes of this conversation)and did like the sound, unfortuantely not a combo I can afford. Any comments and sugestions?
Thanks, dave
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fzxguy
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I have a 4B-ST and have used an Audio Research SP9 MkII happily for a couple of years. Though its not the end all, it was a good place to start and readily available, reliable, and affordable. The ARC offers many of the tube virtues but is still quite neutral, not euphonic. It depends a lot on your room and your speakers. (I am not familiar w/the Legacy)

Though I haven't tried one, many people advised me that the Audible Illusions 3A was a good peice to associate with this amp.
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