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Preamp to match with Halo A21

Building my system from the Halo A21 and a Primare D30.2 CD
Player, both balanced.

My room size is: L= 8,5m ; W= 5,5m ; H= 6,0 meters.
No speakers yet defined...

Now I want to get the Balanced Preamp!
Options right now: A new Halo P3 ; a used McIntosh C37.

Any comments?
Any other suggestions???
darioax
warnerwh
537 posts
 
Your preamp isn't a truly balanced amp. Just because it has xlr inputs doesn't mean it's balanced. It only has XLR inputs. Using single ended or a balanced preamp will work fine.
warnerwh
537 posts
 
I meant to say your Parasound A21 isn't a truly balanced amplifier.
zormi
103 posts
 
I mate the Halo A21 with Swedish pre Primare PRE30. Stunning results!!! Warnerwh right, Halo A21 isn't fully balanced, but PRE30 is! Highly recommended.
darioax OP
5 posts
 
Hi Warnerwh,

Well, I didn't know the A21 isn't truly balanced. Does it make it a bad amp?

And I guess my CDP is balanced, so it'd be good the preamp is balanced too, right?

Thanks!
darioax OP
5 posts
 
Hi Zormi,

The Primare PRE30 is also a choice, but quite expensive :-((

By the way, I live in Brazil and this products are quite rare here, and even when I find them, I cannot listen at my house...
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