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Most Rockingest Preamp south of $2k used

I'm curious if anyone knows of, has heard about or owns a preamp that simply does the most justice to rock n roll, under $2k (or more) used. The one SS pre I owned (Odyssey) seemed a bit light in the mids and bass, arguably the two most important components to rock. Then I went tubes, and I think it's in the right direction. Regardless of SS or tube, I would think the ultimate rock pre would be a PRAT king, maybe even pushing the beat a little, certainly not laid back, with great bass, mids and dimensionality and overall musicality (vs analytical). Am I missing anything?

I'm tired of putting the cart before the horse -- researching what's for sale on agon as opposed to having a few models to look out for and keeping an eye out for them. Who's got a say in the most rockingest pre?
tholt
macdadtexas
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Well, that's what I have in my system now and it's my all time favorite piece of gear. I only mentioned the SLI-80 with high efficeincy speakers because I love that combo for rock music. I don't have that combo, but if you like to rock out, my fav systems for that specifically have always been old school tubes (McIntosh, Dynaco) with Klipsch or Tannoys.

But to be clear, I love my SLP98P F1, I expect they will bury me with it.
tholt OP
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Is there such a thing as a good pre-amp that is not "rocking"?

IMO some may be better then others. Read my OP for what I was referring to specifically.
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mapman
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Tholt,

Yes, but I think I would want those things for other forms of music as well even if everything may not be as important for specific works or genres
tholt OP
551 posts
 
I've heard pre's that are light in mids and bass (and therefore slam). Others seemed to be a little slow. Those may work fine for some types of music, but for rock specifically I think the listener would find it lacking.
jdodmead
257 posts
 
Give a VTL TL 2.5 or if you can swing it a TL 5.5 a shot, You might just find what you're looking for. (I did)
Good luck in your search
Jeff
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