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CA Azur 840E preamp or Vincent SA-T8 for MC402 ?
I've never listened to tube preamps, but based on the searches I've run, and based on the replies so far it seems a tube preamp is the better approach. Even if I could listen to some of them in a demo room I think the difficulty would be that in t... 
CA Azur 840E preamp or Vincent SA-T8 for MC402 ?
Thank you for your reply Radiohead99.My hearing may be the culprit for the "ssss" sounds being too pronounced. I was hoping a tube preamp would mellow out the MC402 a bit, and the SA-T8 in on top of my list. Have you ever have replaced tubes since... 
CA Azur 840E preamp or Vincent SA-T8 for MC402 ?
If no one has used the CA or Vincent, could anyone suggest a good preamp in the $2500 range for the mc402 ? At this point I am on to both tube and SS. I forgot to mention that HT bypass would be a plus. thanks 
CA Azur 840E preamp or Vincent SA-T8 for MC402 ?
Hi there,The main pieces are: . Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, . McIntosh 402, . Oppo BDP-95. The current "pre-amp" is an Onkyo TX-SR875 that i am in the process of replacing. So far I have tried connecting the Oppo directly to the MC420 (tried ba...