Need your thoughts & recommendations on these preamps...


In the market for a preamp and heard the Athena was pretty nice. I'm currently borrowing a McCormack TLC-1 from an audio friend of mine (hopefully) until I can find something. I actually like the TLC-1 a lot, but my buddy is not selling it. I guess what I'm asking for are comments & recommendations on other preamps that are similar in sound to the TLC-1. Is the Athena in that range? I also found a Conrad Johnson Sonographe SC22 preamp for sale too. Are they any good? Another is the Mod Squad Line Drive. My budget is $350 max, so I'm hoping this will get me in this range of gear. Below is the rest of my gear to help mate with a pre... 

Odyssey Stratos amp
Cal Audio Tercet IV cd player
Vandersteen 2c speakers
Mogami speaker cable & interconnects. 
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Showing 1 response by tbromgard

See if you can score a McCormack pre amp - ALD deluxe sounded great in my system.