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You just missed an 868L, which went for $2850 last week. A good companion for the 509’s, balanced/XLR outputs via transformers.

Thank you bdp24, it was offered at a reasonable price, it´s a shame I missed it.
My preference is for the Coincident but I doubt it they would make a good match.

rafacampodonico
  I´m looking for a linestage for my EAR 509´s monoblocks.

They are high gain as they only need 1.2v for full output, most sources these days have over 2v, you should look for a low gain preamp, suggest a Schiit Freya.
Which has 3 different output configurations tube, solid state, or passive, and it's remote control volume is about as good as you can get being 128 position relay switched controlled. And it's balanced or SE output with multiple inputs.
http://www.schiit.com/products/freya

Cheers George

Ok George, I´m going to investigate the Schiit Freya.
Thanks for your suggestion

Manley Labs Jumbo Shrimp has 200ohm output impedance and should drive those 509's to perfection. This is a pre amp that will inject some real organic, rich tonal beauty with plenty of rise and decay, its a very special sound and you can buy them for around $2500 to $3500. Has radio controlled remote too not inferred.( RCA only if that's a big deal ) Also, pre amps are very important to the sound of the overall system, very important to find the one that sounds best for you, it would be good to try a few before making your mind up.


Matt M