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Forum: Audiophile Preamps

Purists will only go stereo with their preamps be it tubes or
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  1. Official Classe CP-800 Thread

    Classé's new CP-800 preamp is less expensive, yet significantly more well featured than its predecessor the CP-700. In fact, it has more features...

    Started by Jim_S‎, 10-01-2011 11:53 PM
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    k0rww
    05-10-2012, 04:30 PM Go to last post

  2. Article: Reinventing The Two Channel Preamp

    Guys, Here is an EXCELLENT article by Andrew Robinson at HomeTheaterReview.com about reinventing the two channel preamp. Benchmark Media started...

    Started by Jerry Del Colliano‎, 01-30-2012 02:49 PM
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    Tracy Rainwater
    01-30-2012, 11:48 PM Go to last post

  3. Krell's New $5,000 Stereo Preamp Has Enough For Both 2 Channel and Home Theater Fans

    Krell unveiled a new, more affordable, audiophile preamp for $5,000. While the Phantom III Stereo preamp is not yet available, Krell says its...

    Started by Andrew Robinson‎, 01-13-2012 04:30 PM
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    Tracy Rainwater
    01-19-2012, 04:04 PM Go to last post

  4. Mark Levinson Turns to Opulence With Their New Reference Preamp (CES 2012 Coverage)

    Because I know we all have a pair of No 53 monaural amplifiers from Mark Levinson sitting around the house, it's time we had a preamp to match it...

    Started by Andrew Robinson‎, 01-16-2012 08:45 PM
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    Jerry Del Colliano
    01-17-2012, 05:57 PM Go to last post

  5. Mark Levinson Getting Into the Digital Preamp Game (CES 2012 Coverage)

    Not wanting to be left out in the cold of an analog only world, Mark Levinson is prepping their first digital audio processor or preamp for its turn...

    Started by Andrew Robinson‎, 01-16-2012 08:32 PM
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    01-16-2012, 08:32 PM Go to last post

  6. The Evolution of the Two-Channel Preamp

    Ah preamplifiers, for better or for worse, are an integral part of any two-channel or home theater system. In the home theater realm, the preamp has...

    Started by Andrew Robinson‎, 01-16-2012 03:28 PM
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    Jerry Del Colliano
    01-16-2012, 04:18 PM Go to last post

  7. $37,000 For a Stereo Preamp From Greece?

    HOLY CRAP this preamp is expensive. I don't care if it puts Krell, Levinson, Audio Research, Classe and Rowland to shame - $37,000 Do you think...

    Started by Jerry Del Colliano‎, 11-18-2011 10:18 PM
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    12-08-2011, 02:53 PM Go to last post

  8. What's on Your Affordable Musical Preamp List? (Is there such a thing?)

    As much as I love movies, music is still my first love. Over the years my home theater interest has blossomed but at the expense of my system's...

    Started by Jim_S‎, 10-01-2011 11:44 PM
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    12-07-2011, 08:20 PM Go to last post

  9. Is The Audio Research 40th Annv The Best Stereo Preamp Ever?

    Guys, Send your hate mail to KennyT who actually got (and BOUGHT) one of these uber-rare, two-chassis tube audiophile preamps. With 40 years of...

    Started by Jerry Del Colliano‎, 11-30-2011 04:47 PM
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    12-01-2011, 04:41 PM Go to last post

  10. Blurring the Line Between 2 Channel and Multi-channel Preamps

    I hate being on a waiting list, it drives me nuts and that is precisely where I find myself as I wait for Classe's newest two channel preamp, the...

    Started by Andrew Robinson‎, 11-22-2011 02:50 PM
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    KennyT
    11-25-2011, 08:09 PM Go to last post

  11. Found: Orig. McIntosh C26 Preamp From 1960's with Box Also Matching 225 tube Amp....

    I am trying to buy this pair from an inside source of mine. I think I might get them restored and put them on display at our new offices. I...

    Started by Jerry Del Colliano‎, 10-27-2011 11:20 PM
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    11-10-2011, 03:42 PM Go to last post

  12. D'Agostino Audio's New Momentum Preamplifier is...Beautiful?

    Legendary audio designer Dan D'Agostino unveiled his new high-end, no holds barred pre-amp in the form of the Momentum preamplifier. I caught a photo...

    Started by Andrew Robinson‎, 10-22-2011 11:32 PM
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    Jim_S
    10-24-2011, 12:49 PM Go to last post

  13. The Mark Levinson No. 38 - The Preamp That Changed Everything

    I sold this sucked in its day (early 1990s) and at $4,000 it was a total game changer. Remote, nicely built, sounded great, looked even better. ...

    Started by Jerry Del Colliano‎, 10-16-2011 09:30 PM
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    10-22-2011, 05:57 PM Go to last post

  14. Pass Labs XP-30

    XP-30: 3 chassis preamp. Task: Make a preamp that is better than the XP-20. The result after many, many, many months is the XP-30. We started...

    Started by Jim_S‎, 09-29-2011 12:26 AM
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    10-16-2011, 10:23 PM Go to last post
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