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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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twl
3,251 posts
 
Hafler DH101(modded)
Stax SRA-12S
Naim 42
Naim 32/HiCap
MFA Magus(modded) still in use.

I keep my gear for a long time. Heard a boatload of new and used preamps when working at the audio store.
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
Main system:

Quad preamp (#33?)
Audio Reasearch SP9 MkII
Audio Research SP14
Balanced Audio Technology VK30 (my current reference)
Lehmann Black Cube (do phono preamps count?)

Other preamps:

Threshold FET Ten (lasted one afternoon)
Lazurus Cascode (used as a phono stage for a short time)
Classe Thirty (in use in my office system)

I think preamps ought to contain tubes! Do yourself a favour and check out the BAT stuff. Best, Jeff
slappy
903 posts
 
Thats easy

DBX CX-3
pbb
1,135 posts
 
Pre section of Pioneer SA-9500-II
Yamaha C-4
Rotel 910 ?
PS Audio 4.6 with the large ps
Adcom GFP-565
Audio Research LS8 Mk 2
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jond
3,400 posts
 
Not much here,
Bryston B-60 used as a preamp>
Air Tight ATC-1 current reference
Next, who knows?
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