Opinions please on older Sony ES Pre-amps

The Sony ES1000 digital pre I once owned, (bought new too)is a $100 pre connected through a pile of crummy gizmo laden digital filters. I was overcome by it and sold my Hafler DH110 for it, It was the very worst mistake I ever made in my audiophile career. I went from total bliss(Dh110), to not listening at all (Sony)... and it took a year to realize why!)
Don't do it.

So far no one has said anything too good about the Sony DM1000ES. The model does have the "DM" I know because I downloaded the owners manual from Sony. I purchased this on e-bay this week paid $162 including shipping, but havn't received it yet. It was sort of an impulse buy because I had a Sony ES 2 Channel receiver about 12 Yrs ago that I remember sounding great (powering an old pair of Boston Accoustics A100s and a pair of A60s) I will at least try the pre-amp, but have a feeling I will go back to the Adcom until I have the funds to buy something better that has the remote. I looked at that Audio Research LS-15 that Glen mentions, but it's a little rich for my blood right now (getting married later this year). THanks for everyone's help. Jon

Jonsonneborn,

Are you a Patricia Barber fan? Reading between the lines I could sense from your post (second last line, a little rich for my blood). If so don't even think of retaining the Sony!

The Sony TA-E1 Sony preamp sounded why better than the Bat 51SE in my system. I thought that the Bat sounded more like my Sony(e.g. Solid State wise)...but the Sony is alot more detail and smoother.

Never heard of Patricia Barbara. Jon