Pre amp for Parasound 2200 II

Stick with your PLD-2000. I don't think you can necessarily better it within your price range.

Timo,

Thanks for your response. How about if I raise the price to $1500 (used)? Any ideas about a better preamp? Anyone?

Rick

In my system, I preferred the Parasound PLD-2000 to the Adcom GFP-750 as well as a couple of more expensive solid-state line stages. I also preferred the Parasound to two tube preamps I used for some time, that I won't name. One cost $3000 and the other $4000. The Parasound had more power at the frequency extremes and is actually very transparent throughout the audible range. Perhaps you could find a preamp between $3k and $4k to outperform it, but offhand I think it would be difficult...

If there is something or some quality in your system that displeases you, then perhaps something else in the chain is to blame. Other than that, the PLD-2000 sounds its best after about 4 days of warm up and should be left powered up all the time. It is one of the best bang-for-the-buck components I've ever had the pleasure to run across.

You may like the combination of having a tube preamp with the SS amp. Many people have found that it does alot more for the sound than a SS preamp. Smoothes out the sound and makes it richer, this qualities in various degrees from slight(Audio Research late models) to very euphonic. Personally I think it's the best of both worlds.