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McCormack Preamp???

Hi...

I am "new" to higher end audio. I just purchased a used McCormack DNA 1 Rev A to be used with Maggie 1.6 speakers.
As I am starting from scratch, I do not have a CD player yet.

I do not see many comments on about the McCormack RLD-1 preamp. This was on my short list. Is this a good value or am I making a mistake?

Another thought I had was to get a Placette Passive Pre-amp... if I did not like the sound or wanted more impact, I could get another amp and use the Placette as a remote volume control.

Any comments on the RLD-1 or others? My budget would be around $1500.

thanks

John
johnirish
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belfran
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John,
You know why you do not see many comments about the RLD-1? Cause it is not better than the ALD-1 or TLC-1, thats why.
kevziek
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I briefly had a new RLD-1 when they first came out. I didn't like it. To be fair, I don't know if it was sufficiently burned in. I threw a tuner on it for 72 hours, and thought it would be sufficient time to give a good indication of what it would sound like.

However, this was after a long hiatus from audio & from a tube preamp. I then bought a used SFL-2, and as soon as I plugged it in, I never wanted to hear the RLD-1 again. This really sold me on tube preamps.
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belfran
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Kevziek,
I am glad that you said it as is.
It takes a brave man to admit the facts.
There is a saying " If you are in doubt, try it out"
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