Dared pre-amp SE on Ebay-thoughts

univera

Anyone had any experience with this particular, upgraded unit? Thought I might get it as an interim piece while hunting for the Anthem pre-amp. Looks aside....Wood remote is kind of cool even if somewhat homemade. How about price-reasonable?
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-2006-Dared-SL-2000A-tube-preamp-US-limited-Ed_W0QQitemZ130020330689QQihZ003QQcategoryZ14974QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Ricardo

I've got the 05 version; LOVE IT. Got it from the same guy and they are great.

Auricap capacitors are the bigest difference on 06 version; that should make it a tad better....

I know others in this forum have or have had the Dared. If you ask me, it is a great pre. If you get it you might not move to the Anthem....

I had at one time the Dared and a Dodd MLP; made lots of tests, coupled with a SS amp and the 1.2 TL's, and with tube monoblocks and a pair of Monitor Audio S8 speakers. Couldn't tell much of a difference, except for the Dodd having a better center on what should be heard centered, if that makes any sense. Hard to explain, but in any case not something you'd notice as a bad thing on the Dared; it's just that when the Dodd was on the center was noticeable better.

Hope this helps.

faster100

looks like someone snapped it up

Ricardo

faster100 wrote:

looks like someone snapped it up

They have more for sale...and I noticed that you get two weeks to try and you can return it if you are not satisfied...seems like a no brainer to me; they did not have this last year.

ND13

faster100 wrote:

looks like someone snapped it up

They're readily available, so not to worry.

Ricardo

By the way..the seller has a link to this thread in the reviews portion......Polk forum getting famous

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34124/


And you can also read this one:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34739&highlight=dared

univera

Yea, the first thread is the one I read that led me to look at Dared's. I didn't know/realize it was the same piece. Still not sure if it is the same one or has the same model number with American version upgrades. Russman, I happen to think its cool looking, tube roll bar and all!

univera

HTrookie wrote:

I've got the 05 version; LOVE IT. Got it from the same guy and they are great.

Auricap capacitors are the bigest difference on 06 version; that should make it a tad better....

I know others in this forum have or have had the Dared. If you ask me, it is a great pre. If you get it you might not move to the Anthem....

I had at one time the Dared and a Dodd MLP; made lots of tests, coupled with a SS amp and the 1.2 TL's, and with tube monoblocks and a pair of Monitor Audio S8 speakers. Couldn't tell much of a difference, except for the Dodd having a better center on what should be heard centered, if that makes any sense. Hard to explain, but in any case not something you'd notice as a bad thing on the Dared; it's just that when the Dodd was on the center was noticeable better.

Hope this helps.

Yep, the center thing makes perfect sense. It's biggest drawback for me is lack of passthrough, but I may not need it. Nice to have, though. Lot's of debate here about which is better, so thanks for the feedback. FWIW, that Anthem is supposed to have a huge soundstage.