TAD 150

Hi Ecruz,
Did they delete your previous thread on this? I couldn't find it a couple of days ago.
Anyway, looks like you are not giving up on this one. Given that the TAD 150 is a "hot rodded" chinese tube pre, it might be able to better your MF3cr, but you will have to be very lucky to find it used... is your spending limit higher this time around?

Someone deleted the thread, I don't know who. I was actually looking for you, your advice seemed reasonable and you were familiar with the gear I was looking at.

I've found an elusive TAD-150 for sale used. As soon as the guy gets his new equipment he'll sell me the TAD. And at a good price too. I figure, even if it doesn't work out I should be able to sell it fairly easily.

I did find one person using a TAD-150 with almost the same setup as mine and he raved about it. Just looking for another opinion.

Arni-
One more thing. As someone, maybe you, posted in the other thread, in this price range, with tubes, I may sacrafice some extension in the lows and some resolution/detail in the highs. Do you think that's the case with the TAD. The guy who owns one thinks not and the guy selling me his thinks not. One of the things I love about the McCormack/Vandersteen combo, is the tight, deep bass. I would hate to lose that.

FYI-the TAD-150 that I'm getting is the upgraded model, not the standard.

Yes Ecruz, it was I who posted that tubes would lose bass definition. But it is also somewhat of a generalization, where this is not so much the case for more expensive good tube preamps. TAD has the advantage of being a "modded" design with higher parts quality that most standard production $1500 preamps, and I think it may indeed be an improvement over your MF3cr in all areas. If I were in your shoes, I would go for it. I am looking at the TAD myself as an upgrade from SS pre, and I would really want to know if you do jump on it-and what your impressions would be.
Have fun,
Arni