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Personal Preamp Evolution

I found the the threads on the amplifier evolution very intriguing,the speaker evolution thread as well .I am not sure if there is already a thread regarding preamps.Many of us failed to mention their preamps[myself included] in the amplifier thread.After all, it really is an amplifier per say.
1967...Dyna pas 2 from a kit
1974...Dayton wright spa
1975...Mark Levinson JC-2
1976...Audio Research SP-3
1977... Van Alistine mods on Sp-3a,removed tone controls etc
1981...Audio Research Sp-6a
1982... revised to sp-6b
1983...traded back to the Audio Research sp-3a and modded further
1976..Audio Research Sp-10,revised to 10b[still in use]
1990...MFA Luminescence B[still my reference]
1996...ARC sp-8 mk2,Cat SL1 signature MK2
2000...DIY line stage,tube rectified,6sn-7gt's for gain.
2002 to present...Supratek Syrah,

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timchen
93 posts
 
sony integrated amp(when i was young....)
adcom 565 preamp
audio concept sp-1 tube
symphonic line Rg3 MkIII
symphonic line RG3MKIII with super power supply.(great stuff), this will last a long time now.....

Tim
rayhall
393 posts
 
Pioneer SA-9100 integrated amp (70's)
Audio Research SP 9 Mk III (80's)
CAT SL-1 Ultimate (2000-Present)
First Sound Presence Deluxe 4.0 MK II (2003-Present)
peterb
108 posts
 
Pioneer C21
Denon 3200
AVM Vorstufe
Audio Research LS2
Audio Research LS22
Sonic Frontiers Line3
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drubin
3,265 posts
 
DB Systems
Spectral MS-One
Melos SHA-1
Adcom 750
Placette Active
First Sound Presence Deluxe

Prior to the DB Systems, it was all receivers and integrateds.
siliab
362 posts
 
1. Preamp section of Panasonic Mini-Receiver (found in just about every dentist's office in the early 70s)
2. Preamp section of Pilot 25 wpc integrated solid state amp
3. Preamp section of Yamaha CR620 receiver
4. Nakamichi 620 Tuner/Preamp (Slanted panel with gigantic tuning dial...coolest looking piece of equipment ever)
5. Hafler DH101 kits - several bought, built, modified and sold.
6. conrad-johnson PV3 - bought, built and modified extensively (great sounding unit)
7. conrad-johnson PV2ar
8. Beard P505 - luscious
9. Spectral DMC10delta - wonderful
10. Wright Sound Lab WPL20 - supremo

All have been used primarily for use with phono sources. The last two have been oustanding in this regard. The last is equally facile with digital sources.
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