Modwright SWL 9.0SE Preamplifier

Hi,

I am currently using the Modwright SW9SE. This preamp is amazingly good. All the good things that most people talked about are true. I thoughtI had a very very good preamp before and is difficult to find something under $2K can come near it, until I decide to give it a try with one of my friend leaving the country and forced to see it. As soon as I plug it in to my system, depth and sound stage go at least 5 - 8 feet deeper and wider. Bass is tighter and with the tube 3D magic without scarifying the detail. I guess most of the people who sell them are due the upgrade bug. For me, I am soon selling my unit as I am moving to a fully balanced setup. If SW9SE has the XLR output option, I will certainly keeping the SW9SE for sure. I sattled with a pair of RCA 5687 Bronze plate tubes. I like it better than TungSoL as it provides better bass but would not loosing detail. Getting a used SW9SE is definately a deal and will be a major improvement for in your system.

I agreed with Mijknarf. In fact, The SW9SE is sounded very 3D with very smooth mid range which SS preamps cannot provide. Even my wife(she is not a audiophile) can pick up the difference after I change from SS preamp to SW9SE tube pre (retubed to RCA Bronze plate). She said, what did you do to your system ? I can hear more 3D and a lot more depth in the music. She was asking "how many thousands of $ did you spent on this change?". Of course, I said, I just cleaned up all the cable contacts inside and outside of my old preamp. Hehe... Yeah right ! haha...