I 2nd Daveyf - the CAT SL1 Signature Mk3 is a very good preamplifier. I used to own one for about 10 yrs - loved it each time I heard it. I "upgraded" to the latest CAT SL1 Renaissance recently. The Renaissance is better but not by a huge margin. The most improvement I've heard is in the upper freq range - the CAT SL1 Signature Mk3 was no slouch in the high frequency but the Renaissance gives the hi freq a little more air. You would never know unless you did a side-by-side comparison or owned one for a long time & then switched to the Renaissance.
make sure you get the SL1 Signature Mk3 which is the latest rev circa 1999. Yes, time has gone by but the fundamentals of this SL1 Signature Mk3 are still very solid & it's a great performing preamp.
I used NOS Telefunken 12AX7 for V8, V9 & factory tubes for the phono. the sound overall improved but it is very hard to find reasonably priced NOS Telefunken 12AX7 tubes!
you've never done tube-rolling. The act of rolling a tube is child's play. The real question re. tube rolling is how deep is your wallet? For some insane reason, NOS tubes today cost an arm & a leg....
Output impedance is a low 100Ohms so it should work just fine with the rest of your system.
make sure you get the SL1 Signature Mk3 which is the latest rev circa 1999. Yes, time has gone by but the fundamentals of this SL1 Signature Mk3 are still very solid & it's a great performing preamp.
I used NOS Telefunken 12AX7 for V8, V9 & factory tubes for the phono. the sound overall improved but it is very hard to find reasonably priced NOS Telefunken 12AX7 tubes!
you've never done tube-rolling. The act of rolling a tube is child's play. The real question re. tube rolling is how deep is your wallet? For some insane reason, NOS tubes today cost an arm & a leg....
Output impedance is a low 100Ohms so it should work just fine with the rest of your system.