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Curl or Pass

Am looking to upgrade my phono preamp.  Interested in the Pass Labs XP-15 and the Parasound JC3+.

Any opinions as to which is better?

Both about the same price used, about $2,300.

I have a Well Tempered Reference TT with a rebuilt Lyra Clavis, very low output MC.
dougthebiker
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clearthinker
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Pass.
On both.
clifffff
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@dadork, @liamown, @siamo shall we not all kiss and continue being a happy family?

bpoletti
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@dougthebiker wrote:

On another note, I’ve never heard of Herron or Tom Evans.  Where could I find some reviews of those?

Dougthebiker


Wow.  You're planning to spend a couple thousand dollars and you haven't even done any basic research into alternatives?  

Do a basic search on "Herron Audio" and "Herron Audio reviews" to get a little background.  Herron Phono stages are legend in the vinyl community.
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Herron, Manley, Sutherland, PS Audio, Pathos Acoustics, Zestos Audio, Gold Note, 
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skypunk
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I am a MI guy and love my Icon Audio PS2 pure tube phono section. 
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