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Need reasonably priced balanced preamp

After years of home theater the new house allows breakout of the fronts and amp for a dedicated 2 channel setup (Levinson 336, Wilson 5.1's). Primary use is for vinyl front end and some digital streaming. Been looking at the reasonably priced Nuprime Dac10, Wyred mPre, Parasound P5, etc. Would like to have balanced outputs since I have those cables. Unfortunately no local dealers so can't listen to any of these. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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raymonda
855 posts
 
There is a Classe Six on here for $750.00. That is one killer preamp and the price is a steal!!!!!!
mechans
3,048 posts
 
How much is reasonable too you? There are bargains at all price points, once you get away from absolutes like free or close to it.
zd542
5,339 posts
 
"Unfortunately no local dealers so can't listen to any of these. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!"

The single biggest mistake you can make in audio, is to pick the wrong preamp.

"Would like to have balanced outputs since I have those cables."

That's not a good enough reason to buy a balanced preamp. And that's assuming your balanced cables are really balanced.

Some people will recommend a tube preamp, while others will tell you to get SS. Others will recommend balanced, while others will say its a waste of money. Feedback vs 0 feedback... And the list will go on. My recommendation is to just get the right preamp, regardless of design. If not, your system will never sound quite right, and you'll end up spending a lot of money, only to walk away from audio due to frustration.
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