Spectral and Accuphase

Spectral preamps can be used to drive non-Spectral amps. I drove an Audio Research D115 Mk. II for years with a Spectral DMC10-delta. The results were quite satisfactory. Most, but not all of the amplifiers from Spectral require the use of Spectral preamps, interconnects and speaker cable.

Thank you !

What you say Siliab is what I read once. Well I only read that the problem is with a Spectral amplifier which (often, always ?) needs a Spectral preamplifier.
But as the opposite was not mentionned, I deducted from that that the problem of compatibility didn't concerned Spectral preamplifiers.

And that's what you say too.

Regards,
Jean-Luc

PS If other people have some experience with Spectral preamplifiers (especially the DMC-20) and amplifiers of other brands (espcially Accuphase),I would be grateful to learn about it.

Thank you Bombaywalla, too !

In fact, now, I have 3 positive opinions about the compatibility of a Spectral preamp and a good amplifier of another brand.

I am going to try it.

I used a Spectral DMC6 preamp with a McIntosh MC225 and a levinson 27.5 and it sounded very good; sold it only as it was getting old and I was bored. Damned good preamp.