What pre you using?

Denon Frank

All I can offer you is this review http://www.avsforum.com/t/1136817/parasound-model-2100-preamp-owners-thread/540#post_21805318 It's my first pre :biggrin:

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codyc1ark wrote: »

Yeah, but I can only comment if there using one of those green ogerish power cords! :cool:

Hell, if they aren't, they are missing out!:cheesygrin:

Dennis Gardner

I use an Audio Mirror PP1. Nice solid 7 tube phono/line preamp with 6Z4-12B4A-12AU7 in the power supply. 12AU7 for the MC input, 12AT7 for MM input and 12AX7s in the output stage. Alot of preamp for the $ and very flexible with tube changes in each stage making for a wide variety of tonal differences. No need to change out my preamp since getting this unit. I just roll a different configuration into place.

Dawgfish

codyc1ark wrote: »

Yeah, but I can only comment if there using one of those green ogerish power cords! :cool:

Hey I'm using one of them green ogerish power cords and I'm quite fond of it! It compliments my ogerish sencebilitites.

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Dennis Gardner wrote: »

I use an Audio Mirror PP1. Nice solid 7 tube phono/line preamp with 6Z4-12B4A-12AU7 in the power supply. 12AU7 for the MC input, 12AT7 for MM input and 12AX7s in the output stage. Alot of preamp for the $ and very flexible with tube changes in each stage making for a wide variety of tonal differences. No need to change out my preamp since getting this unit. I just roll a different configuration into place.

:eek::eek::razz::cheesygrin::razz::cheesygrin:

Safe queen!
Never see the light of a flash!
Prolly nobody ever set eyes on that, at least on the net!

Thats what happens to me.
I got some pretty good stuff, but no one ever gets to see it!

Sweet Dude, very, very sweeeeeeeet Dennis!!:cool:

SCompRacer

pepster wrote: »

THAT SIR, IS THE SHINNIZLE!!!!
That is killer!:cheesygrin:

Why, oh why do I find myself saying "that is the shinnizle" about your equipment all the time Carl?
!

Thanks! But you have me confused with my friend Carl, the other half of the two guys in the white van selling speakers at the last Polk Fest.:cheesygrin: I'm Rich (in name). Carl does have some fab gear though! His latest pre is a Rogue Super Magnum with 6SN7 tubes.

The ModWright tube rectified PS is pretty robust. I use a Holland Black Base 5AR4 Kuhl-Tube in my rectifier. They have metal base innards and were less costly than paying the extreme $Ka-Ching$ metal base price. One thing about the ModWright 5687 pre's is they are hard on output tubes. Like ~5K hours of life.

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SCompRacer wrote: »

Thanks! But you have me confused with my friend Carl, the other half of the two guys in the white van selling speakers at the last Polk Fest.:cheesygrin: I'm Rich (in name). Carl does have some fab gear though! His latest pre is a Rogue Super Magnum with 6SN7 tubes.

Edit!:eek:

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Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHVMUZ7hHRo

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Dude.
Freakin awesome!
Nuf said, thas SOB is SweeeeT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BlueFox

So far, out of 41 posts, pepster is in the lead with 22 posts.

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BlueFox wrote: »

So far, out of 41 posts, pepster is in the lead with 22 posts.

Bwahaha!:cool:
I plan on keeping that way, unless you come up with something better?:redface:

:eek:

Lets see it BlueFox, talk is sooooooooooooooooooooooo cheap!

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BlueFox wrote: »

So far, out of 41 posts, pepster is in the lead with 22 posts.

Ya got a killer pre BlueFox?,
Lets see it!
Talk gets cheaper everyday!:evil:
Otherwise I would leave it to the "Big Boys" and not even post in this thread!

headrott

pepster wrote: »

Bwahaha!:cool:
I plan on keeping that way, unless you come up with something better?:redface:

:eek:

Lets see it BlueFox, talk is sooooooooooooooooooooooo cheap!

pepster wrote: »

Ya got a killer pre BlueFox?,
Lets see it!
Talk gets cheaper everyday!:evil:
Otherwise I would leave it to the "Big Boys" and not even post in this thread!

:cheesygrin:

tonyb

Paul, they do make decaf buddy.

Lots of nice pre's so far. I know someone has some VTL's and where is that Joule.....which in my opinion for the money, would be a keeper for along time.

skipf

Carver C-19 for me.

DollarDave

Prety modest stuff here, I use a B&K PT-5 regularily in my office system.

Once in a while, I plop in one of my two surplus NAD 1600's.

Very different sounds, with an edge to the B&K for "cleanliness".

steveinaz

Placette passive, about as simple as it gets. Since all my sources are digital, my Benchmark DAC does the role of integration/switching.

pitdogg2

pepster wrote: »

^^^^They "surrendered it to me":cheesygrin:

their good at that:biggrin:


I use a Carver C16 only because i could never afford the C19tubed pre....

pitdogg2

BlueFox wrote: »

So far, out of 41 posts, pepster is in the lead with 22 posts.

post ****

pitdogg2

skipf wrote: »

Carver C-19 for me.

one of these days I'll have one to compare to my C16, but holey moley they seem to sell for more now than they did new...They must be THAT GOOD

sda2mike

oops! thats a kitty!

mhardy6647

completely passive DIY* autoformer volume control sourced from Dave Slagle and an input source selector.
It's the little silver-colored aluminum box fetchingly festooned with two chi-chi black plastic knobs in the photo below.


* DIYd by AKer Redboy, not me (credit where credit is due).

72RR

B&K Ref50
Getting ready to plug in a Sunfire TGP5 within a couple of weeks

txcoastal1

Melody 101PB

sda2mike

wew! there it is....extremely transparent.. i've run my SQB direct and it sounds mountains better with this sweetie..i removed the tube ring thingies...ive been running some rca's for over 2 years now... i love them, i see no reason to roll right now

PreCd

Right now I am running a Adcom GFP-565. Not a bad preamp but I am ready to move to tubes and will do that in the near future. I am looking at a Dared SL-2000A or a Bottlehead Foreplay III. I am still 6 months or so away from doing anything but I have it on my mind quite a bit.

nooshinjohn

I really like the Nonya.:razz:

Jstas

All I have are an Onkyo P-301 which is a pretty spiffy pre-amp for what you're gonna pay for it.

The other one I have is just an Adcom GFP-750. Again, probably nothing to write home about but it is quite nice and mine is apparently a coveted "blue board" version.

Got them both used. The oinker from some lady selling off the spoils of her divorce and the Adcom from someone here but it was a couple years ago now and I can't remember who.

cnh

OK, OK, Bringing up the "lower end" of things but still pretty darned good.

See the Nakamichi CA-5 and a slightly higher model of Jstas's Onkyo, the P-304 (a great performance to value piece because you can find them at such a low cost)

My Nakamichi CA-5 was NOS for about $200, and the Onkyo a little over $150 from a fellow Polkie (both for $350 and even my wife couldn't complain that much). If you're looking for some really nice low budget pre-amps, look no further!

I alternate the Nak with the NAD 214 and an Adcom GFA-545. The Onkyo I use with an Adcom GFA-555 when I need MORE power--which is NOT that often.

See stock pics below. Nak CA-5 exterior is borrowed from a fellow Polkie's post on this site! I do NOT own the matching Onk amp with the lovely meters in the photo:

cnh

Mr. Sharpe

cnh wrote: »

People are all over the place with their pres here. From the low end to the "ridiculous", from two channel to HT, etc. As for me I'd have trouble spending more than 350 for a two channel pre-amp (used) because my wife would evict me.

Probably too rich for my blood if that pre-amp, above, is "new"! lol

cnh

He's right, I use an Onkyo TX-8555 for music right now that sounds nice but will eventually get some kind of Adcom for power, I also have an Adcom GFP-1A that just sits there lol