Many of the McIntosh solid state preamps would give even the more expensive tube preamps a "run for their money", if not just plain outperform the tube altogether...even the earlier vintage models like the C29, C30, C32, C33 and C34V are fantastic preamps...these models (and there are others) will do a great job, no matter what your listening preferences are...many have frequency equalizers to accomodate speaker and listening room variations...if you're more into listening to music ONLY without altering anything, that's possible with these preamps too...some of the later model McIntosh preamps are outstanding too...the C38, C40, C41, C42 and the new C45 are super preamps...these even offer remote control...the McIntosh equipment is built to last years, if not a life-time...it looks great, sounds great and if you ever decide to do something different, the McIntosh "stuff" will always bring a very good price...you can't go wrong!
