Amp / Preamp Suggestions Wanted

Thanks, for the input, Tim. I am leaning toward the Krell preamp, as it is available at a fair price and I haven't ventured in Krell's direction as of yet. I intend to use DH Labs interconnects and will bi-wire the speaks with same.

hi hedgehog,

i'd recommend a tubed preamp. *especially* if cd is gonna be your main source. i'm partial to melos, & the sha-gold/maestro is excellent, usually awailable for ~$1k used. if getting a melos is to scary for ya, then the cary slp-98 can be found for a bit more than the melos.

re: amps, for solid-state, i'm partial to electrocompaniet, not yust cuz i have an excellent aw100 currently f/s... ;~) it's f/s cuz it's an older, not-bridgeable wersion, & i want the option of running a pair of electro amps in bridged-mono set-up.

good luck, doug

I recently paired a Anthem pre2L with a Marsh 400s and WOW! This is a good pair to listen to if you get a chance. The Marsh so impressed me that I got rid of my Aragon 4004 and gor a Anthem amp1(Could not handle the Marsh price tag and the Anthem was a demo) Best of luck

You may want to consider the Odyssey Audio Stratos amp and Tempest preamp combo. These are SS units that have musical palpability that rival, or better, units 3-4X their cost, and are sonic bargains in the high-end community (about$1k each). You can check them out at odysseyaudio.com or call (317)299-5578 and speak with Klaus. I have a pair of the Stratos mono's and their sound is significantly better than any other amp I've previously used (mostly Audio Research).

I recently paired a Bryston 3BST SS (used at around $1K) with a new EAR 834L tubed pre ($1.5K)and am quite thrilled with the results.