What would be good preamp to run McCormick dna1

I'm building a setup with a McCormick dna-1 running magnepan mg3a speakers wondering what I should have for preamp remember boy I'm working man

edtooloudabbott12-04-2018 2:47pm

maplegrovemusic Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,113 posts 12-06-2018 at 12:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Whatever the matching McCormack pre is will be best
hifiman5 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,832 posts 12-06-2018 at 12:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete OP The choice of preamp to match with a DNA-1 turns on whether it is stock or modified by SMc Audio. Which do you have?
edtooloudabbott OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4 posts 12-07-2018 at 09:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Is it possible to have ss pre amp and ss amp and add tubes inline between components
edtooloudabbott OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4 posts 12-07-2018 at 09:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thank you guys so much
atmasphere Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11,794 posts 12-07-2018 at 04:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The input impedance of the DNA-1 is 100Kohms, which makes it a friendly load for most tube preamps. It only accepts single-ended inputs; @gdnrbob above mentioned our MP-3 (which is a balanced preamp) but I think you could do quite well with our UV-1, which is a single-ended preamp.