Minimax Preamp vs........the world?

And to further complicate matters, someone e-mailed me saying that this Rogue Metis preamp would be as good/better and it has a remote. Cost is the same as the Minimax. The Rogue also has great reviews and seems to have deeper bass, which could be good for the Maggies.
There...I'm answering my own threads!

Here's the Rogue...
http://www.rogueaudio.com/Products_Titan.htm#Metis

Robert

By the way why not Odysseys very own new Tube pre the candela they came out with in the last 18 months? I believe its in the same price range as well....?

Be very careful with the Eastern electric, it has an output impedance that is very high for your 10 k ohm amp.. I owned the stratos by the way, in about 3 variations of it.. The EE has a 1.5 k out, you will probably get a little more anylitical and further pushed back sound.. I would go for very low output tube pres in my honest opinion like conrad johnson or similar,,, they have an output impedance of like 50 ohm.. very low and can pretty much drive anything, and will give you a more romantic sound if thats what you are looking for. If anything I would call EE and see what they think about it driving those amps, or at least see that you can return it if your not happy with the full frequency response.
I don't know the specs on the metis so I would call and speak with them as well on their feelings of this match.
Good luck

According to the EE website, these are the specs on the minimax...
• Frequency Response: 10Hz - 150kHz
• THD: 0.015%
• Output: 2V
• Signal to Noise Ration: 93dB
• Input Impedance: 100K Ohm
• Output Impedance: 700 Ohm

The Rogue Metis specs...from the manual...
Gain Stage
12 dB
Phono Gain
35 dB
Phono Loading
47K Ohms, 150pF capacitance
Rated Output
1 Volt RMS
Maximum Output
10 Volt

Can anyone shed more light on these as a match (or is it a bad one) with the Odyessey Stratos and Maggie 1.6 pair?

Robert