Rythmnsound,
I'm going to jump on this & suggest you go really cheap.
Get a Melos SHA-1 preamp. No remote but it sounds very good, available used on Audiogon for around $400.00.
This tubed piece is super simple & still in demand.
For the amp, don't bother with the Adcom 555.
Get an Adcom 5500. All Adcom 555s sound thin & forward,
(to me). They are great bass amps. They aren't musical.
The 5500 sounds much better, and due to the continued cult following for the 555s, it is available for around $450.00.
Tell us any speaker you are prone to use, you'll get input from members who have the speaker.
I'm going to jump on this & suggest you go really cheap.
Get a Melos SHA-1 preamp. No remote but it sounds very good, available used on Audiogon for around $400.00.
This tubed piece is super simple & still in demand.
For the amp, don't bother with the Adcom 555.
Get an Adcom 5500. All Adcom 555s sound thin & forward,
(to me). They are great bass amps. They aren't musical.
The 5500 sounds much better, and due to the continued cult following for the 555s, it is available for around $450.00.
Tell us any speaker you are prone to use, you'll get input from members who have the speaker.