@atmasphere right you are. I'm not sure what was going through my brain yesterday. My apologies.
Help recommend a good tube preamp
I am looking for recommendations for a good, fully balanced tube preamp (< $4k - $12k) for my system:
DAC: Holo May
Power amp: Hegel H30 (input impedance (balanced / XLR) = 25k ohms)
Speakers: Focal Maestro Utopia III
Room: 20ft X 21ft
Music: mostly jazz / classical. Some classic rock.
Preamps tried before: McIntosh C2600, Hegel P30, Holo Serene, Rogue RP5
Constraints: output impedance should not be high (as my amplifier’s input impedance is quite low)
I tried C2600 (but with different amp / speakers).
Recently, I tried Rogue RP5 - sounded great but it does not have XLR out (H30’s unbalanced input impedance is a measly 9.6 kilo ohms). So, a natural recommendation would be the Rogue Audio RP7 - except that in the Stereophile review’s measurements section, John Atkinson recommends not using the pre with amps with less than 30k input impedance (affects low frequency response).
Thanks.
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@soix Interesting you decry VAC customer service and then recommend them. I have owned 5 different VAC instruments over many years and always received excellent customer service even though they were not purchased new. I’m not sure about your personal experience or if you are just quoted something your read, but I find it completely foreign to my many years of experience with the brand. |
@drrsutliff Ugh. You’re correct. My total bad. I meant VTL, not VAC. I’m a douche. |
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