Tubed Pre match with a Spectron Musician IIISE?

First review of Marianne Electra Preamp is already here, courtesy of Isanchez:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl?rprea&1231441747&read&3&4&

I agree fully - the best preamp I ever auditioned too!

All The Best
Rafael

Your budget?
Thanks
Rafael

Hello Steve,
Thank you:

Flora - as suggested above is good choice, IMO too
VK3iSE -slightly used
Audio Response - modded Audio Note M2 or M3
Modwright 9.0SE
Consonance R1.1
First Sound - used
LAMM L2 DeLux - used
CAT - used

of course last three are the best but you have to be patient as they are not that often appear on A-goN

All The Best
Rafael

Hello Steve,

I did not run both RCA's and XLR's so I don't know. I use NBS Statement RCA and I an very, very happy.
I suspect that if I run the same cable in balanced vs single ended mode the balanced will be somewhat better. I can't afford now balanced Statement and I MUCH prefer RCS MBS versus XLR of lesser quality cable.

I think I place my review a bit too early - sound is changing and changing to the better, in two words: "deeper gestalt" experience

Thanks and
All The Best
Rafael

Romandoc
This must be special order. WOW !!!!!!
Please when you receive it - please, write review !!!
Thanks in advance
Rafael
P.S. I have read your post on your Musician III SE - did you hear any changes with time, did you try to tun them in monoblocl mode? Thanks

During CES 2009 new "The Killer" tube preamp will be introduced - not terribly cheap but not ultra expensive.
Some auditioned it with Spectron monoblocks and "fainted"
Have a bit of the patience......

All The Best
Rafael
P.S. May be some of you know that Simon Thacher of Spectron "golden standard" was REX by BAT ($20k) and no other preamp came even close .... not anymore and not for $20k either! (not even close).

Hello Guys
Its not a Spectron preamp. I am sorry I can't say, I gave my word - just one hint - the designer is a good friend of Harry Pearson of TAS.
Have a patience.
All The Best
Rafael

Congratulations Steve - you are for the treat!
I know for the fact that Simon from Spectron never recommended AEC Ref preamps. He liked BAT and, of course, now he is going "nuts" on newest Joule-Electra...

All The Best
Rafael