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Tube preamp suggestion

Hello everyone,

I am looking at buying a tube preamp for my setup, I use a vault 2 with qobuz and CD’s ripped in,  schiit bifrost multibit as my dac, odyssey cyclops integrated with passive pre, maggie 1.7i and for cables I use BEL

The main reasons to go for a preamp is to get the tube sound, then in future my intention is to upgrade to mono blocks and definitely would like to have a remote.

I made some choices just based on research, never got a chance to listen. i need some good suggestions as to what might be a good fit. I am looking at spending maximum of 3k.


Rogue rp1

Primaluna evo200

Don saches

LTA MZ2

Odyssey Candela

Rotel base

Freya +

Decware preamp


Thank you!


sudharl
sudharl OP
31 posts
 
Thank you @tvad & @paulcreed . I am doing my reading about it.
paulcreed
536 posts
 
sudharl, there are a lot of reviews out there on ultraverve 3. There is only one 6sn7 tube so cost to tube roll is cheap and fun using NOS tubes vs 4 signal tubes or more like some pre's I've owned, my BAT used 8 6922's, it can get expensive and I liked the Ultraverve better. If you are looking for a big sounding pre with a huge soundstage it could be worth looking at, it's definitely not lean. All point to point wiring and depending what sound you are looking for you can ask for Jupiter/Miflex to V-Caps or any other cap in between your price range and sonic preference. I think you would have to spend a lot more money to best this amp. Due to no middle man you get a lot of bang for your buck and can have it custom built just for the way your system is voiced, my favorite part is a live human answers the phone and a nice one at that. 
sudharl OP
31 posts
 
Thanks @paulcreed i will keep that in mind.
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paulcreed
536 posts
 
I just assumed they were open for business, if I'm wrong, sorry about that. I just called them for the hell of it and web sight is still up and when called voicemail still answered " deHavilland" so may still be building amps or you could talk her into it. If not The Don Saches, Backert Labs are nice too.
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