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Personal Preamp Evolution

I found the the threads on the amplifier evolution very intriguing,the speaker evolution thread as well .I am not sure if there is already a thread regarding preamps.Many of us failed to mention their preamps[myself included] in the amplifier thread.After all, it really is an amplifier per say.
1967...Dyna pas 2 from a kit
1974...Dayton wright spa
1975...Mark Levinson JC-2
1976...Audio Research SP-3
1977... Van Alistine mods on Sp-3a,removed tone controls etc
1981...Audio Research Sp-6a
1982... revised to sp-6b
1983...traded back to the Audio Research sp-3a and modded further
1976..Audio Research Sp-10,revised to 10b[still in use]
1990...MFA Luminescence B[still my reference]
1996...ARC sp-8 mk2,Cat SL1 signature MK2
2000...DIY line stage,tube rectified,6sn-7gt's for gain.
2002 to present...Supratek Syrah,

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tspec
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Belles DM Preamp, ANYTHING?
hal
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I started in 1974. Alphabetically:

Audio Research SP-3
Audio Research SP-4
Harman Kardon Citation 25
Heathkit AP-1800
McIntosh C28
SAE Mk XXX (I actually had 2 of these)
SAE Mk 1B
Yamaha C-85

I still have both the Audio Research units.
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gliderguider
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I was an integrated guy up till 2000. Since then:

2000: SimAudio P-3
2003(May): SimAudio P-5
2003 (October): Bent Audio NOH (Transformer passive - the proverbial "curly wire with attenuation")
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lou_setriodes
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Not much here, since the mid 80's I've had the following:

Luxman C-120A
Acoustat TNP
Music Reference RM-5 (classic silver finish)
Dyna PAS 2
Music Reference RM-5 mk II (got the RM5 upgraded)
Dyna PAS 3
Hegeman Hapi 2
Superphon Revelation Basic Dual Mono

Others Auditioned:  Crown Straightline One, PS Audio IVH, PS Audio 4.6, Moscode Minuet, Audio Research SP8

For a long time, I've had int amps or tube amps with volume controls and used a small source selector box, so it was more of a straight wire with gain.  It's been 10-15 years since I had a preamp in my system and I miss having one :)

Currently using a Tandberg TIA-3012 integrated amp

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jond
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@lou_setriodes thanks for resurrecting this very old thread! I see i never revisited my 2003 post, which isn’t making me feel old at all! So...
bryston b-60
air tight atc-1
edge s-1 signature
herron original model blanking on the number.
Deja Vu Audio custom tubed preamp my current for the last 12 years.
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