World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above?
Amps and Pre-amps since the early 80's have all used either global feedback, zero feedback or local feedback to filter out noise and lower distortion by sending and filtering the feedback current to filter capacitors or or an extra filter transformer. A small amount of voltage feedback occurs at the output stage in amps and preamps which goes back into the parts and boards causing noise and distortion which smears the quality of the music.The best Preamps in the world all have S/N noise ratios at 125 db's or above. The Hegel P-30 Preamp uses the same feedforward technology as FM Acoustics but is a more current design that Bent Holter calls "Sound Engine" patented technology that eliminates feedback which is why the P-30 Preamp has a S/N ratio of 132 db's, which has never been accomplished in high end audio with a Preamp costing $10K or below. The same applies to Roger Sanders Magtech amplifier which uses a patented linear voltage regulator that controls and regulates voltage with no excess voltage going back into the amp causing heat and distortion problems. The amp puts out 900 watts into 4ohms. Krell makes a pair of mono blocs that also use a similar voltage regulator. The amps are $100K a pair. HERES THE PERFECT SOLID STATE SYSTEM. A Hegel P-30 Preamp. A Sanders Magtech amp, A pair of Aerial Acoustics 7T speakers. The worlds finest SACD player, the Playback Designs MPS-5, designed by Andreas Koch, who invented SACD technology when he worked for Sony. He built the worlds first outboard DAC in 1982 and is legend in digital engineering. The MPS-5 is the most analog sounding player on the market which costs $17K. The Hegel P-30 is only $7500.00 and the Magtech amp is only $5K. The Aerials are $10K. Buy the solid core cables from Morrow Audio. They are low capacitance cables which matches up perfectly with these components. This combination sounds like the very best tube and solid state gear on the market. The whole system will cost about $42K but will sound as good as any system costing $200K. All of these products are game changers. If you want better looking cabinets and faceplates, then blow your money, but you will not get better performance for what this system has to offer. It is the HOLY GRAIL you are searching for and there is no better combination for the total cost of the system.
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The Riviera Audio Labs APL-01SE Preamp is one of the very best Mono And Stereo has heard. I think their Riviera Levante Hybrid Integrated amp is one of the best Integrated amps too. https://www.monoandstereo.com/2019/12/riviera-audio-labs-apl-01se.html |
Own Sanders “the preamp” 2nd gen with phono. Have not heard a more straightwire with gain pre, ever, no coloration, built well, and 20,000 or capacitance. Slim, and amazing!
If you wanna spend more, I would get the new McCormack VRE-1 preamp, a flawless preamp, costs more, but a new product from Steve McCormack, he also has new monoblocks, if I had the scratch, this McCormack gear would be bought immediately!
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McCormack amps and preamp is probably the best gear made. quality, and amazing sound.
those sanders Magtech monos are also divine!
what? 2012 messages? maybe I should read before writing |
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