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Inexpensive Pre with headphone jack recommendation

I want to put together a bedroom system using my spare components. I have a Mesa Baron amp, a $400 Panasonic DVD player that I can't remember the model number of, and B&W DM602's for speakers. The system will be used for casual listening. Can anyone recommend a preamp, for well under a thousand used that has a headphone jack?
The other alternative would be to buy an integrated, tube or solid state that has a headphone jack, still for well under a thousand.
Thanks in advance.
smwdrtwin
audiokinesis
2,754 posts
 
If your emphasis is on headphone listening, you might consider getting a Headroom "Home" headphone amp. Besides being a first rate headphone amplifier, it can be used as a very decent little preamp.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
The Anthem preamps by Sonic Frontiers have an excellent actual headphone amp section, not just a phone plug-in jack. You should be able to find a used Anthem Pre-1L or Pre-2L for $400 to $500.
ramstl
342 posts
 
Adcom GFP565 can be bought for $250. It has a good headphone amp and not too shabby of a phono section!
sedond
1,391 posts
 
the only problem w/getting a melos sha-gold is it will likely end up in yer *main* system, cuz it's such a nice preamp! ;~) the headfone amp is universally regarded as one of, if not *the* best headfone amps out there. another lower-cost option for a bedroom system would be the melos sha-1 - basically the same unit as the sha-gold, but only 3 inputs, (the sha-gold has 6 inputs), and half the price. all these units can be serviced & upgraded by melos audio restorations: melosaudio.com

doug s.

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