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best preamp for CJ MF2500a at 2000 to 2500 dollars

got a MF2500a coming heard nothing but good things about it. I want a tube pre to pair with the SS amp. my preamp budget is 2500 tops, but would prefer something at 1000 to 2000. anybody use a cary94 or cary98 with this amp? premier 14 or premier 18ls or 17ls? pv-14l mkII? at the top end would be a new CJ ET3 at 2500 dollars. speakers are proac response 2.5 and I also have a pair of ascends serria 1 to play with. I see there is a aesthetix calypso in my range - any thoughts?
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dopogue
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Me, I'd definitely go with the Calypso. But then, I have one :-)

In the CJ range, take a pass on the Premier 14 and maybe look for a Premier 17LS2 (the "2" is important here). Main reason I switched from the 17LS2 to the Calypso is that I needed a polarity switch on the remote. But I think it's also a better sounding linestage.
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