I tried a Transcendent Grounded Grid preamp in a system using Clayton Audio M-70 monoblocks and Paradigm Reference Studio 100 speakers and I didn't care for it. It sounded slow and rounded and was probably the worst sounding preamp I tried in that system. Your experience seems to be the opposite of mine. Perhaps my unit was defective in some way. I can't imagine anyone being too thrilled with the sound of the unit I auditioned. Perhaps it just didn't mate well with the Claytons.
Transcendent Grounded Grid Opinions
I finished the Transcendent Grounded Grid kit for $500 and don't think that I could do any better. It's matched up with a Mesa Baron, Hales Rev 2's Cal CL-10 CDP and Jena Labs Fugue Interconnects. Has anyone compared this pre to the BAT vk-3i or the AI modulus 3? Any opinions on the Transcendent OTL's? Opinions as to the weakest link in the above system?