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What pre in the $500 pre owned market

I just picked up a Pass Aleph 60. I am looking for a pre owned pre amp to go with this amp, My system is as follows.

Audio Note CDT-1
Mccormack DAC-1 /w upgrades
Jupiter speakers. http://www.jupiter-audio.com/pages/europa.html
I also have xm hooked to this system through a separate DAC.
I am thinking about a quicksilver linestage.
Also thinking about a mccormack tlc 1 pre.
Not real high end but it suites my needs.
Any other pre amps I might want to consider?
Like I stated I am looking in the $500 rage , pre owned.
I also have a NAD C 541i HDCD Player hooked up so the wife can listen to her CD-R as I do not want her playing them on the Audio Note.

Thanks Brian
skiezo
energizer
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i agree with mingles check out the bottlehead.bottlehead.com u wont be dissappointed.
chatta
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Go for the Audio Research SP5. Absolutely incredible for my tastes.
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coffeey
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Above price range you listed ,check out the Coda here on Agon,nothing better at this price.
mhedges
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I like my Sony TA-E80ES. Built like a tank, remote control, etc. They are hard to find but often are at around $500.

Mark
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jedinite24
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Skiezo.. How did the hunt go for a used preamp @ approx $500? I still think a McCormack TLC-1 or TLC-1 Deluxe is the way to go @ around $500. I have a McCormack TLC-1 deluxe and love it. I paired it with a Rawson Aleph J clone for a time and my system sounded really good. I had to turn up the volume controls a little bit higher to get the sound I wanted since I prefer the passive output on the TLC-1. Overall it was good experience. I now have a Threshold 400A with the TLC-1 Deluxe and I love the combination.

If you can score an Adcom GFP-750 with a blue board for $500 great. I heard these preamps sound wonderful and are a great value. I wanted one for a while but could never acquire one @ around $500. They always seem to go for approx $700.

Take care. JD
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