Tube preamp with remote for 1K used


I am looking for a good tube preamp with a remote. I do not need phono. Her is my associated equipment:

Odyssey Stratos Monoblocks
Audio Physic Virgos
Pioneer 525 Dvd Player modded by Stan Warren

I am currently using a passive but want to try a tube pre with this system.

ALL suggestions would be very helpful.

Here are some considerations by brand:
Sonic Frontiers
Audio Electronic Supply
Copland
CJ
hiflyer

Showing 3 responses by sedond

i'm w/musicdoc - i heard an older wersion - the sha-gold, a couple years ago & was blown away by the sound for the price. i currently use the melos' top-line two-box wersion, the music director (was ma-333r), but the sha-gold/gold-r is right up there...

doug s.

ps - there's currently an sha-gold, f/a on ebay w/a "buy now" price of $649...

my music-director is a true fully-balanced design, so it has 4 6922/7308 tubes. but, the single-ended wersions & the sha-golds (single-ended inputs w/balanced & single-ended outputs) i do believe use only two 6922/7308 toobs.

doug s.

yup, the m-d is yust the latest iteration. the older one's ackshully have a more transparent wolume pot - the photentiometer, instead of alps pots. but they had q/c problems - dint hold up well to the rigors of ups. the one on a-gon for $750 is a *steal*!!! ;~) i'd buy it, but i don't need two...

doug s.