Shindo Monbrison better a RedWine Isabella?

Thanks for chiming in, Vinyljh. FWIW, I was repeating what I'd heard from you awhile back concerning the drive-ability/Zout of the lower-end Shindo preamps.

Of course you are correct that it's best to seek information from people who sell & know the product best and that this question is moot anyway with the RE gear.

(And FWIW I did occasionally use my Monbrison with a solid-state amp with low Zin (10K) and experienced none of the issues associated with an impedance mismatch. Which I'm sure won't be surprising to you!)

Doesn't surprise me Paul:-) I see the same misinformation repeated over and over on forums- mostly by non-Shindo owners without any real knoweledge of the product. I suppose they're simply repeating what they've read in yet another misinformed post. Quite frustrating as you can imagine. A simple email answers most questions while posting simply gets a bunch of hypotheses on the subject.

And to squash another piece of misinformation- repairs have never been and will never be an issue. Shindo is in business since 1974 and has warehouses of parts new and old. Plus, the point to point wiring makes repairs less problematic as compared to say a burned circuit board or better yet a broken CD transport just a few years after its production has ended... which is less likely to be fixable... Its quite odd to be frowned upon for using much better parts and tubes than the usual suspects. And we'll see which is working in 20, 30 or 50 years... a modern Solen cap or a Sprague Vitamin Q.

Jonathan, while we have you can you please clarify once and for all, do the Aurieges and Monbrison match with lower impedance SS amps?
Thanks

Helpless before the seductress that is music reproduction, I parted with cash on a used Monbrison yesterday. It'll probably arrive in another week or so. I'll be sure to let y'all know how system synergy changes, if at all...

Westexdent - "Helpless before the seductress that is music reproduction" - A fundamental truth for many, including myself.

Congratulations on the Monbrison! Shindo preamps are so incredibly musical. I had an Aurieges and after nearly a year moved up the line to the Masseto. You are in for a musical treat!

Enjoy!!