I have a pair of M60 MKIII mono-OTL amps. I am currently using them with Atma-Spheres MP-3 pre. I'm looking for advice from people who are using preamps other than Atma-Sphere with Atma-Sphere amps.
Lately I've been using a YS Audio A2-SE with my S-30. It is virtually dead quiet in balanced operation. A strange, intriguing unit as it's still breaking in; will need to evaluate some more.
The LA-150SE was excellent, but I would not replace my MP-3 with it, I went back and forth for a few weeks with the two as linestages, no experience with phono, and thought the Atma/Atma combo was meant to be; but could easily have lived with the Joule, a wonderful preamp indeed, but a brief moment of sanity convinced me not to keep both.
Before upgrading to a fully loaded MP-1, I used a Plinius M8 and a Parasound JC-2. The Parasound was an especially good match with my MA-1's and I would have happily kept it if I didn't get a chance to hear a MP-1 in my system.
I have never heard the MP-3, so I can't say how it would compare to the JC-2.
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