You’ll be spinnin' your wheels finding a one chassis preamp other than that QUAD with those options that you are lookin' for!
Preamp Options under $3500
I am looking for recommendations on a Preamp. I would like to keep it under $3500.
Remote control is a must. MC Cartridge input would also help. I don’t have the room nor budget for a MC Phono Preamp. As much as I hate to say it; I also could use tone controls. I like to boost the Treble just a bit to compensate for my 70 year old ears.
I have a 2025 Quad 33 in route but not sure how that is going to workout.
System is as follows: VPI Classic with AT OC9XSL Cart. Mac Mini running Qobuz feeding via USB a Denafrips DAC, Mark Levison No 23 Amp feeding Martin Logan Request.
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I’ve owned quite a few preamps in this price range, and believe it or not, my favorite among them all is the Topping A70Pro. It’s actually a headphone amp but also functions as a very good preamp. It doesn’t have a phono section but its width is only half that of most preamps, so you could add a half-width phono preamp like the Parasound XRM (also a ridiculous value) and you’d have approximately the same footprint. Or you could even stack one atop the other. Both are incredibly quiet and transparent.
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@chippieboy Wrote:
I would go with a Freya+F preamp $999 Loki Max EQ $1499 and Skoll F phono preamp $399 |
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