Preamp to match Parasound JC1 monos

Ran the Blue Circle BC3000MKII with upgraded GZpz power supply - it was a fantastic match.

Bob Crump was adamant that preamp be balanced, had Pass X1 for many years with JC1s, recently bought XP20, still breaking in but sounding promising.

Cpk, I had an SF line 2 also, it was a great pre. I wish I still have it to try with JC1's. Thank you all for your responses.

The Einstein "The Tube" Preamp works great with the JC-1's or just about any solid state or tube amp that has XLR inputs.

Jim

Ellyjr, I ran the JC1's with a Sonic Frontiers Line 2SE+ with some pretty pricey tubes and I would give the nod to the JC2. That is not to say that you might get better results with a different tubed linestage. Either way I would run balanced.

Ellyjr, I have JC-1 amps and am using a Herron Audio VTSP-3 tube pre and the sound is fantastic. They are an excellent match.

I own N802 (drived also by very powerful amp - Spectron) and I highly recommend Joule-Electra (LA-150 or LA-300) truly a magical synergy. I tried a number of preamps and J-E was the best

All The Best
Rafael

I used a few different preamps with the JC-1s when i had them. I loved the BAT VK-31SE with them. I think a used 51SE would be even better.

Jump on the Thor T2000 on this site..You will never have to look back..Awesome preamp..........

I thought about the JC2 also, but I'm thinking maybe a tube preamp will be a good match for B&W N802's.

Your best bet might be the matching Parasound preamp.Companies go to great lengths to get their gear to work together.Just my opinion.

I like my JC2 for the 1's but I am running waveforms