Need preamp recommendation

Oooh - lookey what I got :)

http://jeffreyhayat.com/temp/rhum.jpg

VERY happy with this purchase. Thanks again all!

Thanks ^

What is  moving coil stage?

a tube pre may soften the sound more than you would like

I actually like the tube sound, and some softness. A little softer is better to me, coming from the LFAC days.... but too much, I agree, isn’t good either.

More good ideas - thanks!

What about a Rotel RC-1570, or a NuForce MCP-18? The latter being almost too inexpensive... :/

Thanks for all the suggestions! Keep 'em comin'!

Naim CD > Preamp? > B&K power amp > B&W 605-S2

Cheers.

Thank you for all of the great suggestions! I had no idea
that there would be so many good options.

So, this morning I decided to go with a brand new decware ZTPRE. I called this morning, to see what the lead time is - four months. Holy holy!

I now have my eye on a previously recommended Rotel RC-1570. Brad new, it’s 1k, as oppposed to 3k for the ZTPRE. I know that price does not dictate sound quality, but I am also of the mindset that you get what you pay for.

Then I found this:

https://jsqt.smugmug.com/JSQT-Sales/n-JRDXgd/

but I cant seem to find these people to see if the Rumba is still avail.

Ahhhh....choices, choices.....

I own a Conrad Johnson PV-12

"what is the one detail that you eoyld like to hear from a new pre? "

Impossible to answer.

Cheers.