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Upgrading preamp. Best for under $1K

I am planning on upgrading my preamp and was wondering what would be the best preamp for under $1K. Currently have the Rotel RC-995 with a B&K ST2140 amp and Vandersteen 2ci speakers. I like to stay with SS unless their is tube pre in that price range.

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czarivey
5,946 posts
 

Great posts. I really thought that for under $1k today you can only downgrade no matter what you trying to upgrade!

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yogiboy
5,812 posts
 

Here ya go!

https://avahifi.com/collections/preamplifiers/products/vision-rb-preamplifier

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audioman58
4,277 posts
 

For sure Schiit freya + and buy tubes elsewhere like vintage audio or Brent Jesse audio$899

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knotscott
1,075 posts
 

Tubes 4 Hifi has several excellent fully assembled tube preamps within budget: http://www.tubes4hifi.com/pre11.htm

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wturkey
850 posts
 

The Schiit Freya + is super solid for that price range. On Friday I will be receiving the Scihiit Kara to test run. It will be used in place of a Wyred 4 Sound Pre with the second level upgrade. Will be doing my own thunder dome. Whichever unit performs, the other goes. 
 

One thing to keep in mind regarding the Schiit preamps is the input impedance is about 10k ohms. Be cautious of impedance mismatches. 

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