smodtactical
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| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) Read 1 guy preferring motherlode 2 to his Pass XP22. Thats pretty impressive.I think @teajay also liked ML2 over his microzotl. But so far have not seen anyone compare ML2 to VAC or ARC. I wonder. | |
| Accuphase e800 or luxman m900u for sonus faber olympica nova 3 Just want to say if your looking for Aries Cerat, recommend Bob ( @worldwidewholesales ). He is a great guy and dealer! | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) I wish someone compared them though. Would make it easier to jump in. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @mesch ya I had a long talk with Aric. He is an awesome guy. What I don't know is if ML2 will be competitive or better than stuff like a used VAC Ren V or ARC Ref 5. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @ghdprentice really eh?Another option is Aric audio. Mother load 2 or special 6sn7. Looks to be well made. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) Guys I have an EVO400 that came up locally... $4200 CADAlso dealer selling ARC Ref 5 (consignment) $6900 CADThoughts? | |
| PASS LABS XP-22 vs. XP-12 Stereophile said the BHK and XP22 sounded very similar! Damn. Big respect to the BHK which is substantially cheaper. | |
| PS Audio BHK preamp owners I am impressed that in the stereophile review the BHK pre was found to perform very similar to the Pass XP22. | |
| Audio GD XA150 Monoblocks @frankg you there ? | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @jg2077 AR3? | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @liamowen Ya this engineer in our audio discord Sonic Visions loves Conrad Johnson. Says their designs are incredible.@JG2077 seems like the black path is the CAT to get. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) I had a chat with underwood hifi and he is really impressed with the vacuum HE1 (he is a dealer so obviously there is bias). But he found it nearly good as the zesto ultra 2 which is nearly 3x the price and better than PS BHK. So that does have me... | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @axpert what have you compared the evo400 to ? | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @invalid I talked to the space tech labs guy and the 1 thing I didn't like he wasn't willing to show me the internals (he claims since he doesn't want people to copy him). Its something I don't like about mcintosh either.@ebm, I just realized the ... | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @ghdprentice I think you might be right. It might be better to reach higher. I also like the idea of a known quantity that I can turn around and sell if needed.Is CJ considered at the same performance level as ARC and VAC? |