Replacing my preamp???

The Adcom 750 is a reasonably priced, well performing piece -- but, IMO, so are: the Melos (as in doug, above) and your BAT. I "third" the first two questions; not knowing what you don't like about the BAT, I may be wasting your time proposing the Adcom...
Good luck!

Thanks all for your input. BAT sounds too neutral to my taste. Maybe I'm weird, but I prefer warm, sweet, romantic tube sound better than the neutral sound. After searching through the forum, Conrad-Johnson seems to have the quality I want. I guess I'll audition PV 10 and compare.

Rogue 99 used.Its a giant killer.

Husaskin, I have a Melos ma 333 for sale which i think is exactly what you're looking for. It is tubed and sounds wonderful. I'm only selling because i need a remote to control my tv. I don't think you're going to find better for the price!!E-mail if you would like some more info.

why not bag the pre-amp altogether and listen to just the
c-j amp? if the meridian doesn't hve volume control you can make a good one for 100 bucks and spend the extra grand on software.