LTA micro zotl preamp

The MZ2 is incredibly good for the money and mates very well with my LTA amp. I do think synergy is important here. I know of one person that loved it until he bought a new 300B amp and the synergy wasn’t there. The MZ2 has worked well with every amp I’ve tried it with and with a ZOTL amp it is very special. The new MZ Preamp is much better than the MZ2, in another league.

@br3098 

I own both, the MZ2 and the new MicroZOTL Preamp. The refinements in the new preamp make outperform the MZ2 by a sizable margin. There is nothing sterile or dry but I am using it with LTA’s UltraLinear amp and the synergy there. The sound is amazing. 

The MZ2 was originally meant to be a headphone amp. Then with a little tweaking was built with the capability of being used as a 1 watt amp and a no frills preamp. It is very good at all of functions, far better than its price would indicate and is the Swiss Army knife of audio.

Lance

@jriggy 

If you do a little research on David Berning designed amplification you will find a common thread. Complete transparency, blackest background, just totally quiet in all the right ways. This new preamp has these qualities in spades. I have been a fan of amplifer direct from my DAC for some time but this new preamp just makes my amp sound better. Forget about being concerned with an additional component in the chain.

Here is another thread TJ started:
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/the-new-magnificent-linear-tube-audio-microzotl-preamplifier

@delsfan 

You may not find anyone for a while. The MZ3 has only been in production for a short time. I have the MZ2 and the new full function MicroZOTL Preamp. The new pre is really good and a nice jump in quality from the MZ2, but the little MZ2 is one helluva preamp on its own. You can’t go wrong either way. I can only guess here but I bet the MZ3 is a winner.