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Pres that go with Mcintosh amps

Other than the obvious choice of using Mcintosh Pres with Mcintosh amps........ is there any magical matings that anyone has found. I had an Audio Research pre with a Mac amp and it was too laid back, the Mac pre I later installed did push the music forward (forward pre, laid back amp)synergy........... I guess I'm asking which preamps are forward sounding? I'm about to get my hands on MC352 and at the moment can't buy a highend Mcintosh pre to match it. thanks for your input.
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velo62
255 posts
 
I had excellent results with the ARC LS25, if its solid state your after try a Conrad Johnson 18LS. My MC402 matched very well with both these preamps.
dilly
113 posts
 
I agree with Aball. The speakers you use will have a great impact on the final sound. That said, i was very happy using a Supratek Chardonnay tube pre with my 352 running into TDL Reference Studio Monitors.
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lesvan OP
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At the moment I'm stuck with Thiel 1.5s.........and I'm up in the air still.........I could take the MA6500 or the MC352 and wait and save for a good pre. I left a down payment so one of them is coming home with me? If I take home the Mc352 I should be satisfied for a long time......... it's balanced and powerful. Could curb my upgrade symptoms as far as power amps go.
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