preamp to mate with McCormack DNA 1

4yanx, I feel that you'll sell your Kora before bent breaks-in(might take some time for transformer)...
Keep us posted

Kora is sold. And with a most happy owner, I might add. You've had experience with long-trannie break-in, Marakanetz, or am I misunderstanding your post? Thanks.

For hard to beat value I was mainly referring to the used price for the Placette. I picked up mine used locally, but still think it's a good value at list price. I thought the Bent Audio passive was more expensive than that. I've been hearing a lot of good about that one also.

4yanx, to be more precies I'd say it might or might not take a long time to break-in. Theoretically inside the trans there is a large deal of reactive interfearance between isolation wires and core that might not sound right firstly but will eventually shape within 20...50hrs of signal.

20-50 hours. A mere nanosecond in relation to audiophile time! :-)

Eagle, please know that I wasn't trying to "one-up" the Placette, on a cost basis. I've heard it is very good, also. Actually, the Bent CAN be had a bit cheaper in kit form, but because I have only recently reacquainted my hand with a soldering iron, I let it best to let John Chapman do the construction.