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Reccomend a good preamp for me.

I have nixed the preamp for a while now with using only a DCS Rossini DAC going direct.  I have that in the back of my room and a 10M pair of balanced cables that run to my various amps I use.  I have been getting back into vinyl again and even a cassette player so I am in need of a preamp that will have at least one balanced input and 2 more RCA inputs.  I have been trying different amps and speakers lately also and think I will land on some kind of lower powered tubes and higher efficiency speakers.  I used to have a few nice preamps years ago and I always remember thinking the preamp was a big piece of the puzzle the heart maybe of the system.  PS Audio BHK looks good maybe or a Pass Preamp?  I'm out of the loop on preamps. 
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co93
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Another vote from me for a benchmark.  I have a LA4 in one system and a ARC Ref and a Boulder in my other systems.  For the $, the benchmark is nearly flawless.
yyzsantabarbara
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@co93 I have a Benchmark HPA4 (same as the LA4) in an all BM stack. How does your LA4 compare with the ARC and Boulder preamps? I have a CODA 07x preamp shipped today to me and I am looking forward to comparing the HPA4 to the 07x.

I love the HPA4 and consider it the best BM product I own. The HPA4 and LA4 are almost certain to be quieter than any gear hooked up to them so the statement about "no preamp" maybe appropriate with these 2 preamps.
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jaymark
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Sachs tube preamp or Supratek preamps
tympan33
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Bonjour,
Aries Cerat Incito S, or Halgorythme Ecc32, Cv181 Mullard tubes.
sudharl
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I bought a Don Sachs preamp last month. I had few issues while it was shipped but Don took care of it. I finally started listening to it since this week. I am way too impressed. 
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