In need of Audio Research preamp recommendation

I have an Audio Research D400MKII amplifier driving Revel Gem speakers.
I'm looking for AR preamp recommendations for this system.

wpines10-02-2010 1:38am

wpines OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 93 posts 10-02-2010 at 03:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete $5,000 or less
eee3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 214 posts 10-03-2010 at 11:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete In your price range, about the best you could do is the LS-26 which is a dynamic preamp. Having said that however, with that particular amp, I would recommend the LS-5 mkIII(which is an all balanced model)or the LS-25mkII.
rrog Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,958 posts 10-04-2010 at 02:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Eee3, PLease explain "LS-25 which is a dynamic preamp".
eee3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 214 posts 10-05-2010 at 04:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Rrog,if you read again, I said that the LS-26 was a dynamic preamp not the LS-25. So, is your question referring to the LS-26?
mitch4t Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,611 posts 10-05-2010 at 07:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete . If you've got $5k to spend, another two or three hundred bucks will get you a Ref3. Outside of the Ref5 and the new 40th Anniversary model, the Ref3 is far and away better than anything else in the AR lineup. The Ref3 is a game-changer. .