Need reasonably priced balanced preamp

There is a Classe Six on here for $750.00. That is one killer preamp and the price is a steal!!!!!!

How much is reasonable too you? There are bargains at all price points, once you get away from absolutes like free or close to it.

"Unfortunately no local dealers so can't listen to any of these. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!"

The single biggest mistake you can make in audio, is to pick the wrong preamp.

"Would like to have balanced outputs since I have those cables."

That's not a good enough reason to buy a balanced preamp. And that's assuming your balanced cables are really balanced.

Some people will recommend a tube preamp, while others will tell you to get SS. Others will recommend balanced, while others will say its a waste of money. Feedback vs 0 feedback... And the list will go on. My recommendation is to just get the right preamp, regardless of design. If not, your system will never sound quite right, and you'll end up spending a lot of money, only to walk away from audio due to frustration.

There is a nice Classe CP-60 with phono and balanced outputs listed here for $1600. I've ownd Classe gear and it is real nice stuff. BTW, I agree with Zd542,balanced should not be a make or break deal in choosing a preamp.

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