Whats the ultimate goal with your pre amp ?

In my mind I want the Pre to be uncolored..silent...and have flexibility/with XLR's in and out. Does or should it cost 10K to achieve this ?

Just get one with a high SINAD then and call it a day.

Some people also choose a tube preamp and run into SS and desire a bit of color.

The ultimate goals are:

• Allowing switching of inputs
• Level control and balance
• Sometimes tone controls.
• Driving the IC that leads to the amp with a low enough output impedance.

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not sure if totally balanced, the best preamp I’ve ever had.
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The preamp is overkill when your source components are of lesser quality. The preamp can't put back in what the source left out, just let it come through as uncolored as possible. I wouldn't use a $10K preamp like the Classe Delta with a $500 source.