Looking for some recommendations to mate with my recently acquired W4S monos. I have researched previous threads but would like some fresh ideas. Must have remote and prefer two pre-amp outs but that is not mandatory.
That would be smart:) I would not say have ruled anything out yet, here is a rundown of what I have looked into: CJ, BAT, Rouge, Audio Research, Primaluna, Jolida, Cayin, AES, Cary, Anthem, Dared. I am sure I am forgetting a few but those seem to come up quite a bit in the 1k-1.5k range new or used. Is there something else in that range that I should keep an eye out for?
Juicy Music Peach I or II. I recommend version I that uses 6922 tubes rather than the 6H30 because the 6922 version gives you options for tube rolling.
The Peach is no longer made, so you'll have to wait for a used one to show up. They sell for $600-$800 depending on condition and seller motivation.
There are a few Rogue Mag 99 preamps for sale. I prefer the sound of the 6SN7 tube versus 6DJ8/6922 tube sound. I recently installed a few of the 6SN7 NOS tubes that I owned in a friends Rogue 99 and the preamp became very musical over the stock 6SN7 tubes he was using. The CBS 6SN7 GTB tubes are cheap and work very well in the Rogue. I have never owned a Rogue product.
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