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LTA micro zotl preamp

For all you working class audiophiles! Listen to me carefully. The LTA micro zotl pre amp is a giant killer! Just got it and with stock tubes it has great promise . Great dynamics, presence and resolution! You don’t need to spend $30k to get a decent preamp! I’m not kidding! Enjoy the music!😊
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lancelock
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The MZ2 is incredibly good for the money and mates very well with my LTA amp. I do think synergy is important here. I know of one person that loved it until he bought a new 300B amp and the synergy wasn’t there. The MZ2 has worked well with every amp I’ve tried it with and with a ZOTL amp it is very special. The new MZ Preamp is much better than the MZ2, in another league.
kw6 OP
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Br3098, 

I am talking about the MZ2! You have now have DHT preamps but if you still had MZ2 there you and compare you probably lost resolution & micro dynamics and gained a fuller beautiful sound which is not accurate to my ears. 

kw6 OP
692 posts
 
Ok Milpai! 
kw6 OP
692 posts
 
I agree Lancelock! 
br3098
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kw6, I think that we are getting mixed up with naming. Admittedly, LTA does not make it easy.  I assume that you just purchased the new micro ZOTL preamp.  I owned the older MZ2 unit, which was an integrated amp but many guys used it as a preamp.  I was asking you to compare the two, if possible.

While I enjoyed the MZ2 and it was very quiet, I found the midrange to be somewhat sterile and dry compared to my current DHT preamp.  I have no complaints about the DHT pre except that it does get a little noisy when using very low power SET amps, such as those I own that are powered by a single 71A or 45 tube.

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