Used c-j ET 3SE .....i have a a c-j Classic 2SE and it is an awesome preamp. It has no remote but I wanted the best sound for my money and have never been a fan of digital volume..... although the ET 3 uses a bank of resistors that are switched via relays so it is a true analog volume, unlike my previous pre the McCormack RLD 1 which used a Burr Brown digital volume circuit. It was a good pre but sounded veiled compared to the Classic.
I listened to a stock ET 3 and my 2SE and was hard pressed to tell the difference, they both sound fantastic. My DAC and other sources have remote volume so lack of remote didn't matter so much. Check out Spearit Sound in Northhampton MA, great guys to deal with and are one of the bigger c-j dealers around. They always have a good stock of demo and used.
I listened to a stock ET 3 and my 2SE and was hard pressed to tell the difference, they both sound fantastic. My DAC and other sources have remote volume so lack of remote didn't matter so much. Check out Spearit Sound in Northhampton MA, great guys to deal with and are one of the bigger c-j dealers around. They always have a good stock of demo and used.