Rock is great from the Audio Mirror Pp1 and so is jazz. I was listening to some rock an hour ago (Jane's addiction- Down in a hole)) and blown away. The preamp is not forward or laid back. It is whatever your speaker and amplifier are. The Pp1 is fast and detailed, but not bright. Tube rolling in the Pp1 can give you exactly the sound you want. The remote makes it so easy to turn up a song when listening to a CD. I had my volume potentiometer updated as well as some black gate caps added. It sounds better then a CJ PV10 and Melos Maestro. I also compared it to some $1k VTL and Cary preamps and found the Pp1 much better. Vlad is a great guy and will take good care of you for upgrades. He stands behind his products.
Most Rockingest Preamp south of $2k used
I'm curious if anyone knows of, has heard about or owns a preamp that simply does the most justice to rock n roll, under $2k (or more) used. The one SS pre I owned (Odyssey) seemed a bit light in the mids and bass, arguably the two most important components to rock. Then I went tubes, and I think it's in the right direction. Regardless of SS or tube, I would think the ultimate rock pre would be a PRAT king, maybe even pushing the beat a little, certainly not laid back, with great bass, mids and dimensionality and overall musicality (vs analytical). Am I missing anything?
I'm tired of putting the cart before the horse -- researching what's for sale on agon as opposed to having a few models to look out for and keeping an eye out for them. Who's got a say in the most rockingest pre?
I'm tired of putting the cart before the horse -- researching what's for sale on agon as opposed to having a few models to look out for and keeping an eye out for them. Who's got a say in the most rockingest pre?
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