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I´m looking for a linestage for my EAR 509´s monoblocks.

The input impedance of the 509´s is 25K

My first options are the following:

1. EAR 868 (used)

2. Coincident Statement Linestage (used)

I didn´t have the opportunity to hear any of them, so I would really appreciate advice on the choice.

Thank you all.

rafacampodonico10-27-2017 8:03pm

atmasphere Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11,806 posts 10-27-2017 at 09:23pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Why those two?
rafacampodonico OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 14 posts 10-27-2017 at 10:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I thought of these two because I have good references of both and they are in my price range. I think that the Ear 868 could be a good match for the amps because is designed by the same person, and the Coincident seems to be very well built and very transparent. Even though I could consider another option in the 3.5K range, with a good synergy with the amps.
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,792 posts 10-28-2017 at 01:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You just missed an 868L, which went for $2850 last week. A good companion for the 509’s, balanced/XLR outputs via transformers.
rafacampodonico OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 14 posts 10-28-2017 at 04:00am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thank you bdp24, it was offered at a reasonable price, it´s a shame I missed it. My preference is for the Coincident but I doubt it they would make a good match.