Preamp to match with Halo A21

Yes Warnerwh, PRE30 has been designed by Mike Bladelius, former Nelson Pass' fellow, ex-Treshold...

True masterpiece of preamp for 1150Euro overall, brand new boxed, (special discount calculated, otherwise PRE30 costs 1400Euro).

Darioax, try to find one. Extremely fine mate for Halo A21!!!

Hi, I have a A21 and currently have it mated to a Parasound P3 preamp. The results are ok. For the price, the P3 is not bad. But I will be upgrading my preamp soon. I have listened to both Ayre k-1xe and Plinius M8. Both great preamps. The Ayre is truly balanced I believe. I am not sure what kind of sound you are looking for. Both the Ayre and Plinius gives a slightly warm sound for a solid state component which is what I am after.

I also heard nice things about the Primare.

You guys must be from outside the U.S. I hardly have ever seen the name. When I saw who designed it and the fact I got it for less than half price with a warranty I figured I'd try it. It's an excellent preamp. My system is very resolving and this preamp is wonderful. It also has the best remote I've used. They should advertise here as I think they would do well.

Hi Tboooe,
I'm also looking for a "slightly warm sound for a solid state component" :-))

Zormi and Warnerwh, thanks for the input.

Let me tell you that right now I'm using the Rotel RC-1070.
Do you think it's worth it to upgrade to the PRE30?

dariox, i have not heard the rotel or primare. I can definitely recommend the ayre or plinius if you want a slightly warmer sound. also keep in mind that cables and interconnects can help as well. i just switched to purist audio design speaker cables and acoustic zen interconnects and i am very happy with the smoother, warmer sound i am getting. i hope this helps.