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What tube preamp to get to smooth out the sound?????

Hi have Wadia 850 cdp directly to pair of Odyssey Monoblocks, speakers are NHT 3.3's...Im very happy with the strengths of each component but recently sold a Adcom gfp 750 pre because all I listen to is CD, so I figure why not sell it and go direct..but the sound is not as good as when I had the preamp, direct sounds more hard/etchy , not as smooth as with the pre..I want to buy another pre but get something better than what I had before instead of SS was thinking of getting into tubes to get more warmth/smoothness I want to get rid of any harshness/etchines .... trying to keep it under 2k used, any suggestions from others who had this kind of problem I hear BAT is particulary good...
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sean
6,229 posts
 
Speaking of "liquid CD's", i'm surprised that you did not mention your Audio Desk Systeme, Bob. Then again, most people would NOT believe that this could make the difference that it does, but we know better from first hand experience.... Sean
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rcrump
427 posts
 
I thought I was stretching it to suggest a fluid to make the CDs less bright! Yeah, I sharpen the edge of CDs with the CD cutter (Audio Desk Systeme) and use a couple more fluids on them as well, but Optrix is a great place to start and all the rest of it, while additive, doesn't do as much as that first squirt of Optrix.......
mes
386 posts
 
Hey Bob, isn't that the contraption that's carried over from your previous vocation as a moel? Is it HSR?
rcrump
427 posts
 
You must be thinking of my first wife.....
jman
99 posts
 
Blue Circle BC3 is can be had for well under 2k used..power supply can be upgraded..only 2 6922's means you can do lots of tube rolling without breaking the bank and voice the pre as you wish.
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