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Blue Circle 21.1 vs Eastern Electric Minimax

Seems there are plenty of fans in each of these camps, just wanted to hear the pros and cons. Am looking for an inexpensive but high-performing tube pre that is close to neutral but still provides a bit of tube magic, and these two have made it to my short list.
BTW, the BC I am looking at is with remote, not Shallco... is there convincing argument that Shallco is noticeably better? And I know Minimax is not remote, but it is cheaper.
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tayofiji
30 posts
 
Gunbei,

Did you know the Mini Max inverts phase in some components?
I spent the past two days with several folks critically listening to several pieces of audio equipment with the Mini Max. Each time we swapped out components we checked and corrected the phase. This may explain why the Mini Max did not sound good in your system.

Everyone, who listened to the Mini Max, agreed it was one of the best pre-amps we have heard especially with upgraded tubes. Yes, it doesn't have a remote, but my cdp remote does work well.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
Thanks for the tip Taypfiji, I'll have to check that out.

Sorry if I gave the wrong impression, but actually I thought the MiniMax sounded quite good. It just wasn't the type of sound I find the most enjoyable.

I think the MiniMax deserves another testing. Thanks!
krazyaudio
11 posts
 
I own a Mini Max and drive a pair of thiel 3.5's with a moscode 300 amp. I love the max's soundstage,palpability and resolution! This one is destined to be a classic.
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