Hovland vs McIntosh for Preamp

Anybody have compared Hovland Preamp vs McIntosh Preamp. I like the sound of McIntosh gear mated with SS Brystan Amp and ML Aeris I.

barnes02-14-2002 5:37pm

amwarwick Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 40 posts 02-15-2002 at 12:59am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I was also interested in both of these pre's, but did not have the chance to audition the Hovland. Iwent with the mac C100 and love it. Also the Hovland had no remote and for volume...well I guess I'm just lazy.
tweekerman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 473 posts 02-17-2002 at 02:35am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Barnes since you are spending big bucks you may want to consider the beautiful and seductive JADIS. the hovland has great reviews, if it were me i would go JADIS.
brianmgrarcom Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,317 posts 02-17-2002 at 12:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have owned both, I still own the Hovland. Unfortunayely I didn't have both preamps with the same setups so I cannot give you a fair comparison. I wasn't real thrilled with the controls of the Mac, but everything worked fine. Not sure at all what the previous comments are to mean, other than they appear to be a happy Jadis owner. The Hovland doesn't have a remote if that is an issue. I really like the Hovland and have no plans of selling it. Very high quality as well. If you already like the Mac, why not go with it, it's cheaper.