Klyne pre-amps, any experience out there?

Are " they " worth it ?

Thomasheisig has mentioned the current series. I can speak for the one before it.

The SK5A is a great-sounding preamp and usually a great buy. Like the current series 7 models, it is a (transistor) unit that tends to make you forget the tube-solid state distinction. If you have vinyl, its phono section will please you because it will adapt to any cartridge.

Stan Klyne still repairs the SK5A AFAIK, although some parts may no longer be available.

I have been a real fan of Klyne preamps since the mid-1980's, when Stan used to infrequently attend meetings of the Pacific NW Audio Society. He would sometimes bring a prototype of the next preamp that he was designing, and the quality of the internal parts and the assembly was always very impressive. All of the Klyne preamps that I've heard over the past 15+ years have been excellent, and in the right system they compete with the very best high-end SS preamps being manufactured.

I've owned several. They were always among the best I auditioned, and Stan Klyne is one of those manufacturers it is simply a pleasure to deal with.

Had one a regretted letting it go,one of the best sounding solid state pres.Goes well with Threshold amps.

I have spent nearly two years with the Klyne 7LX3.5b and I have to say that this is really a great product. I find it to be much more musical, less analytical than the Krells that I owned prior to the Klyne.

The Klyne has less of the solid state edge that certain people typically associate with non tube gear. It might be the right product for someone who is interested in more of a tube sound with less of the negetive things associated with tubes.

The focus seems to be more on the music and less on the details that make up the music, if that makes any sense. I just thought I'd upgrade this for the sake of anyone thinking about the Klyne product.