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Which of These Budget SS Preamps?

Hi all,
I am trying to help my friend find a good solid-state budget preamp. His system consists of a Parasound HCA-3500 power amp, Sony SCD-XA9000ES CD/SACD player, Paradigm Reference Studio 100v.2 speakers, and Signal Cable speaker cables, interconnects, and power cords.
Above all, he wants outstanding top-end extension, transparency, outstanding detail, speed, focus, and great bass.
I do not know anything about budget preamps.
His current list consists of:
Adcom GFP-750
Marsh P2000B
Parasound Halo P-3
Parasound P/LD-2000
PS Audio
Rotel RC-1090
Which of the above would best fit the above criteria that I named?
To those who have compared some of these preamps to one another, what are the sonic differences between them?
Thank you all so much for your help!
Angela
audio_girl

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sdcampbell
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I will second the Adcom GFP-750. It's a lot of preamp, offering excellent performance for the money (particularly if purchased used). My second choice would be the Marsh.

If we depart from your list, however, you should seriously consider the Bryston BP-25. There is a new listing here on A-gon for a BP-25 priced at $995. I would choose the Bryston before any of the preamps you listed.
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