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Personal Preamp Evolution

I found the the threads on the amplifier evolution very intriguing,the speaker evolution thread as well .I am not sure if there is already a thread regarding preamps.Many of us failed to mention their preamps[myself included] in the amplifier thread.After all, it really is an amplifier per say.
1967...Dyna pas 2 from a kit
1974...Dayton wright spa
1975...Mark Levinson JC-2
1976...Audio Research SP-3
1977... Van Alistine mods on Sp-3a,removed tone controls etc
1981...Audio Research Sp-6a
1982... revised to sp-6b
1983...traded back to the Audio Research sp-3a and modded further
1976..Audio Research Sp-10,revised to 10b[still in use]
1990...MFA Luminescence B[still my reference]
1996...ARC sp-8 mk2,Cat SL1 signature MK2
2000...DIY line stage,tube rectified,6sn-7gt's for gain.
2002 to present...Supratek Syrah,

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kmmd
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NAD 3400 integrated
B&K AVR 307
ModWright SWL 9.0
ModWright LS 36.5 (now in bedroom system)
VAC Signature Mk IIa SE (to be traded in for turntable / cartridge combo)

VAC Master line stage

Pass Labs XP-17 phono planned in the next 2 months.
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arcticdeth
1,572 posts
 
Audiosource preamp1
multiple receivers used as preamps - sansui 9090db - onkyo tx-890 - yamaha - 
b and K pro 10mc
onkyo p308
mccormack ld-2
sanders sound “the preamp”

all in use except the audiosource. That was a great preamp. Wish still had her. 
Few others throughout the years. 
ancient_tones
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Wow, lots of preamps!

No particular order...

AES3
Bottlehead Foreplay 
Manley Shrimp 
SAS
Conrad johnson PF2
No preamp, homemade volume control
Schiit Freya +
Primaluna EVO 100
Conrad johnson Classic 2 SE 
Still deciding on the last three 


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