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| Need budget, used tube preamp to go with Bel Canto Ended up with a Manley Shrimp tube preamp which I got at a good price here. It has an output impedance of only 50 ohms, so it'll drive the Bel Canto just fine. I'll report back when it's all hooked together. Thanks for the advice, y'all. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I just sent payment for the Manley Shrimp! The reviews for the Pre3/S300 combo are excellent, but the reviews for the Manley Shrimp (by users and reviewers) are ecstatic, and I really did want to try a tube preamp. It'll be a more complex physical... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Okay,Here are my main choices as I see it:I can get a Manley Shrimp tube preamp - excellent reviews - for $1100 here on A'gon. It has an output impedance of 50 ohms, good fit for the Bel Canto. And a guy on Audio Asylum is using just this amp/prea... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? thehungryeye,Welcome to the wonderful world of Ohm and our monster thread! ;-) | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Everybody,Thanks for the advice. There's a Manley Shrimp up on A'gon right now. A little pricier than I'd like (and no remote) but output impedance is only 50K ohms, so I'm seriously considering it.Fascinating discussion, by the way. I've learned ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Spoke to Matt at Bel Canto today. He says that what's called for is a preamp with an impedance output of between 50 and 100 ohms. At least I have a ballpark figure to look at, now. Question is, is there a tube preamp like that, or will I need to g... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Marty,Thanks a lot for the reassurance! :-)Somebody has a Blue Circle BC21 on 'gon right now at a good price. I called BC and got Gilbert, the designer! (Gotta love small audio companies!) He told me that the impedance matching thing was often "bu... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Yeah... I saw on Audio Asylum a thread on "good preamps for the Bel Canto S300," which seemed to include some tube preamp suggestions, so I'll try and calm down, now.The Unico sold in just over a day, so that bridge is burned... but it will fund t... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Yikes, I'm thinking maybe I made a mistake getting the Bel Canto!It hasn't arrived yet, and I'm still looking for a tube preamp. But here's the rub: now I see that the Bel Canto S300 has an input impedance of "only" 10K ohms, and everybody seems t... | |
| Need budget, used tube preamp to go with Bel Canto Hmmmm... I hope that doesnt' mean I'm screwed and can't use a tube preamp! I'll check with Bel Canto. | |
| Need budget, used tube preamp to go with Bel Canto Yeah the input impedence is 10K Ohms. Not sure what that means, though. | |
| Need budget, used tube preamp to go with Bel Canto Elevick,I notice that there are a few MFA Magus pre's available right now. I'll have to check them out. | |
| Need budget, used tube preamp to go with Bel Canto Pdspecl,Thanks for the advice. I've also seen CJ PV-5 and PV-6 preamps advertised here. I wonder how they stack up. But CJ is a brand that I see recommended in threads here repeatedly. I hadn't heard of TAD before. I'll check it out. Thanks again. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbe, another "pre-amp" that popped into my mind that might be worth considering is the PeachTree Decco. These can be had for under $500. It is a well reviewed (low power) hybrid integrated with tube DAC actually, but I'm thinking (not sure thou... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bondmanp:Somebody's got a Rogue Metis up for sale at around $700 right now. Any thoughts? |