Can someone pls help in giving some comments / feedback


I am in the process of looking for a pre-amp to replace by Bryston BP-20. My main amp is Bryston 3B SST2. Inputs are Tidal played thru WIIM Pro, CD / DAC on OPPO BDP105 / Phono stage Allnic HL1201.  I have review Quad Artera, SimAudio MOON 305P( (third gen DAC), ADCOM 750 (still could not find a used one in Canada), Parasound P/LD2000, Rotel RC-1572 MKII Stereo Preamp / DAC - Black...I did not get the chance to listen to any of these...just reading reviews online. Simaudio Moon 305P is little over my budget. Open to suggestions. Thanks for your time.

jjay-testing1

Aside from everything you read or are told about, check features, most important to me is balance, best remote balance. stereo/mono? a few or more tone controls? phase reversal? ..... Maybe you haven’t used them in the past, might not need them now, but you might in a different space later on.

often you have to download the complete manual and go thru it carefully to find what, and how to access features.

some don't even mention or show the remote, it's good to know what remote controls: volume certainly, what about mute, balance,

btw, isn't remote source selection dumb, you have to get to the source to load/start the media anyway. Compare 2 TTs playing same time, perhaps, but day to day ..... gimme something useful or make the thingy a better shape.