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SS Preamp suggestion please

Hi all,

Looking for a preamp that would suit me, and limited local auditioning potential.

The room is a dual purpose room, it is my office (so I use it for long listening sessions) and also my digital music studio (ProTools out of a Mac), 14 x 20 feet.

Speakers are ProAc studio 100's, amps - pair of Bryston 2B SST's.

My taste in music varies widely... from smooth R&B (ex. Erikha Badu, Jill Scott) to hard rock (ex. Tool) to funk jazz (ex. later Miles, Marcus Miller, Weather report).

If I could describe my taste in sound, it would be very clean, smooth, but with plenty of slam. I do not like overly analytical sound, nor do I like pillowy mellowness, but listening fatigue does play a factor.

Finally, I broke the budget setting up my studio, and do not need a phono stage, nor remote, and do not have much interest in tubes. Second hand is best for me, and have a budget of about $1000 and would not like to go over unless it was a "world" of difference.

Suggestions? Thanks very much in advance.
zee12

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sounds_real_audio
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You might look for a deHavilland Ultraverve on Agon. At a retail of $2,500, add $500 for remote this is a world class preamplifier. There is are plenty of reviews to validate that on their website. deHavilland is making (by hand) audio classics, this is piece of gear that you will keep for a very long time. I have had mine for about 5 years and I plan on keeping it, long after I am out of the business.

Don't be mislead by the low price. Good luck.

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