Thought I saw a used Jolida Fusion up for sale here on AG just recently.
2.1 tube pre with ht bypass?
Ok, so unwillingly i had to replace my parasound p5 due to the fact that it had an inherent imbalance that the parasound guys couldn’t address even after having it sent out for repairs twice. It also had other issues. I really liked how it sounded but I got tired of having the center image shifted waay to the right and having to compensate for it, which made the soundstage do peculiar things. What replaced it was an emotiva xsp-1 gen 2 which by all accounts was a superior pre, at least on paper and in fact, some things it does better but with my speakers (klipsch palladium p37f) the midrange is not a pleasant affair. So what I think I need is a tube pre with bass management and ht bypass. Does such a thing exist?? I’ve searched and searched to no avail. The rest of the system is emotiva xpa-2 gen2, schiit bifrost multibit (and other stuff that’s inconsequential on this thread) and that is unlikely to change.
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Thanks a lot for all the suggestions, for some reason audiogon wasn't letting post anything for few days. Anyway, the input impedance of my amp over imbalanced inputs is 23 kohms and 32 over balanced so the primaluna is out unfortunately but the jolida seems like perfect fit, also the budget is 1000 or under. |
As you probably know most subs have high level (speaker level) inputs and the sub sets the crossover. I prefer REL which lets the mains run full frequencies and you set the sub with its own volume and cut off. I’m using a Modwright tuned preamp. It’s has two RCA pre-outs which you could run to the sub or run your amp’s speaker outputs. I highly recommend Modwright. |
I think this one would work extremely well unless I’m missing your requirements somehow. I have the integrated version and I love it. Perhaps your "bass management" is what has me confused, but you can run your subs off of this even in HT bypass if that's what you mean. If you're looking for internal filtering for bass output (i.e. For passsive subs or bi-amping) or internal EQ, then no, this isn't it. http://www.primaluna-usa.com/dialogue-premium-preamplifier |
No experience with this one, but it looks interesting. |
Yeah, but even as a 2.1 channel pre, the P7 is pretty nice, and quite reasonable used. It is a better 2 channel pre than the P5 by far, just ignore the extra inputs/outputs. But... no reason for you to go that route either. You don't need a 2.1 especially either. Any pre with dual outputs would happily feed a sub with it's own low pass filter. Best, E |