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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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jc51373
524 posts
 
Good to hear...I just ordered the MZ3 as well for use in a desk top system on a pair of active Dynaudios, impatiently waiting for it to be built. Pairing it with the BP dac as well..LTA is a great company, love what they are doing with this tech. Going to be a disruptor for sure. 

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patrickdowns
509 posts
 
Hi gaal -

I am considering the MZ3 as a preamp and headphone amp. I am all digital, and only need one input for the DAC. Which DAC are you using, may I ask? A single-ended DAC?

The main reason to get the full LTA preamp instead, with balanced XLR inputs ($4700), is to be able to connect a DAC with XLRs, rather than single-ended/RCA. Many of the DACs I am interested in (Holo, Denafrips) are balanced DACs (that also have RCA outputs) and I am concerned that if I connect them to the MZ3 with RCAs, I won't be getting the full performance of the DAC compared to a balanced connection.

Anyone know the answer? Thx.
soix
9,456 posts
 
If it’s a fully-balanced DAC you’re paying a lot extra for that, so that alone would lead me to go balanced, but a designer of expensive DACs once told me it’s better to go balanced if that’s an option so there’s that as well.  FWIW. 
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