The higher end CJ pre-amps are the best I have heard, esp. the ART.
Please recommend preamp
I'm new at this but am trying to put together a nice system primarily for a large vinyl collection that can also play CDs and probably either a tuner or cassette player. I will have speakers in two rooms, neither very large. I started with the JBL 4312 speakers from my youth for the bedroom and then bought JBL L150As for the living room for $950. I just got a QSC RMX2450 amp in excellent condition for $300. I think my next step is a pre-amp. What would be a good bet for around $1000? I'm hoping to get it right the first time rather than test-drive and buy and sell; really, I just want to listen to my records.
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You want to spend $1000 or less and want a phono section. Were I you, I'd drop $920 on the SP14 kit from tubes4hifi.com. It's not that hard to build it yourself. This is a line stage preamp which will stand up against preamps costing much, much more, as well as the classics like the McIntosh C22 or Marantz 7. http://tubes4hifi.com/SP14.htm Pick up a cheap phono preamp and save your nickels until you can afford the phono preamp you really want. Build the SP14 and not only will you have a true hi-end preamp that can't be beat, you'll enjoy the enormous satisfaction that comes only with building it yourself. |
I also agree with Al, some older SS stuff competes extremely well at a great price... I'd the Classe CP50 would be great, a Muse 3 Signature, An Adcom 750, Audio Research LS-9 or LS3B, Coda Windows Continuum 4 or Coda CL and last but not least a Bel Canto Pre 2 or Pre 3. All of these can be had for $1000 or less and compete at a crazy level. I hope this helps. Tim |
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