a good pre amp with remote usd6000 or less used

any good suggestion for a pre amp, SS or Tube..etc..does not matter , but with a remote control, I have 4 sets of AMP
Pass labs XA160, Krell 450MCX, Cello Performance II, Classic 30
ideally this Pre Amp will have XLR, as my active crossover are XLR only

mainly i listen to my B&W Matrix 800

mgmmgm03-27-2011 11:18am

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transnova Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 350 posts 03-28-2011 at 01:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I've been struggling with the same question for years! I go from SS to tube,balanced to single ended,digital display(convenient user interface)to simple controls(no display).I've used a BAT 50 SE,Consonance Cyber 50 and Cyber 222,Sonic Frontiers Pre 1 SE,Conrad Johnson Premier 17&18 LS, and Muse Model 3 to name a few. At this time I seem to have settled on the Bel Canto Pre 2 and a Rogue 99 Magnum.They have different strengths,and I go back and forth between the two.The Bel Canto is very quiet,provides balanced ins and outs,and has the best user interface I have encountered.It is very musical and stays "out of the way." The Rogue is marvelously dynamic(perhaps even powerful). Good luck in your quest.
desalvo55 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 257 posts 03-28-2011 at 05:04am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm looking too. I have a Pass X350.5 and no preamp. I'm twirling around the Pass XP-20, Bent Audio Tap X possibly for a passive, or even the new Modwright LS100. I had a Cary SLP-05 but sold it. Thought I could live without it. A foolish mistake I think.
stringreen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,468 posts 03-28-2011 at 10:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Ayre should be on your list
kclone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 680 posts 03-28-2011 at 10:11am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Check into the Herron VTSP 3a. There is a good thread with plenty of info on this site. Just do a search, it should come right up. I chose this one over the Audio Research REF 5.
coffeey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 363 posts 03-28-2011 at 01:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Save yourself some time and look at Coda or Innersound and save aboat load of money.