don allen gen II pre amp vs. Maple tree 4se

These are two highly regarded pre-amps at modst prices, has anyone compared them? if so, how do they differ and how would you describe there sound?

dvdgreco07-01-2011 8:59pm

dvdgreco OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 127 posts 07-09-2011 at 01:50am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete based on the poor response should I surmize don allen and maple tree preamps are niche buyers few and far between? And the lack of cmmentary means they don't rate highly compared to maintstream manufactures?
sean34 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 95 posts 07-09-2011 at 01:59am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I replaced a First Sound Presence Deluxe with Don's preamp, and a gentleman over at audio asylum replaced a top of the line Hovland. At $800.00 you really aren't taking much of a chance. If you don't like it, you will sell it on Agon very quickly. I would be against that though.
sean34 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 95 posts 07-09-2011 at 02:00am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sorry, meant bet against that.
sean34 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 95 posts 07-09-2011 at 02:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Also, post your questions over at audio asylum, you should get quite a bit more responses over there.
divo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 60 posts 08-05-2014 at 06:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have owned both and kept the Don Allen. It beat my Audionote L4 in terms of involvement and timbral accuracy and tonal completeness. The Mapletree was completely uninvolving.