Dude TRL vs Red Wine Isabella vs Dodd


These are new contanders for my new preamp.Also thinking about Samson TRL monoblocks.Which one could be the best preamp?I don't need any special features except possibly remote and the best sound.
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Lokie.Yes.Tannoy Canterbury and still searching for an amp ,perhaps Red wine monos,Smason TRL monos or Almarro monos.
You should pick the amp first. Any of these amps would work well with the Tannoy's so it just comes down to personal taste and the type of music you like, room size, desired sonic flavors, etc.

Having said that, I'm a big TRL fan and the used Dodd pre is a great value. Not familiar with Red Wine. The Almarro's might work but not sure about how much grunt these amps put out especially if the Cantebury's have the 15" drivers.

I have 15" Tannoys and you need an amp with some torque (big, good transformers) if you are going to go low watt. Any of these pre amps would be good but the trick is to get the right amp.
I have heard Almarro and they were great with my Tannoys.What do you think about Samson mono's?I was thinking to purchase them without hearing based on high reviews from 2 Audiogon members.Do you think I could go wrong for $2800 for used?