looking for a good pre-amp

[lovinthehd]

May be for you not me! His post says looking for a good preamp, and he mentions a head amp in his post. He says nothing about speakers, and a preamp would only drive active speakers. In any case the question of speakers has no relevance to the OP's post. No codgeritis here this time, next I can't say.

Uh huh

 

[mono-bloc]

Still a silly cost for a dac these days.

Here we go again, You never fail to understand anything , you just go looking for an argument where none exists, Things cost what they cost, IF something is overpriced it won't sell, and the maker will go out of business. But some people have expensive tastes, And if you can afford the better things in life, Good luck to you. The people on the next property to me have a love of Porsche cars. He has three. I own and run two cars simply because I can. The OP in this thread has asked for suggestions for a pre-amp, There was no talk about an attached or separate DAC, It's just assumed he needs a pre-amp // dac, combo, and has asked for a quality unit.. He did not say what his budget was. So know one has suggested a high-end product. It might be an idea if the OP looked at used via USA or Canada Audio Mart,, where some good value can be found. Really nothing deprecates, like used audio. And regardless of cost we all want value for money On the subject of Quad, I think you will find there made in China under very strict license restrictions, with possible final assembly in the UK factory

 

[mono-bloc]

Just found this on USA Audio Mart, It might meet your requirements

Denafrips Hestia Preamplifier

Denafrips Hestia Preamp in silver. Excellent preamp. Fully balanced, discreet pre. Also selling the matching Hyperion power amplifier. Willing to make a deal on the combo if purchased together. Only selling to move up the Denafrips line.Paypal FF or Venmo preferred. Will ship Fedex Ground or UPS,...

www.aussieaudiomart.com

scroll down to the USA / canada section

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Here we go again, You never fail to understand anything , you just go looking for an argument where none exists,

Things cost what they cost, IF something is overpriced it won't sell, and the maker will go out of business. But some people have expensive tastes, And if you can afford the better things in life, Good luck to you. The people on the next property to me have a love of Porsche cars. He has three. I own and run two cars simply because I can. The OP in this thread has asked for suggestions for a pre-amp, There was no talk about an attached or separate DAC, It's just assumed he needs a pre-amp // dac, combo, and has asked for a quality unit.. He did not say what his budget was. So know one has suggested a high-end product.

It might be an idea if the OP looked at used via USA or Canada Audio Mart,, where some good value can be found. Really nothing deprecates, like used audio. And regardless of cost we all want value for money

On the subject of Quad, I think you will find there made in China under very strict license restrictions, with possible final assembly in the UK factory

I own 5 houses (4 in Southern Cal) because I can.

And I say to the OP - just save your money and buy an AVR.

Save your money for other things…… like houses. Haha.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

i am just starting on buying my components

You mean you’re just starting out on this hobby - new to this hobby or just starting over again?

 

[TLS Guy]

Here we go again, You never fail to understand anything , you just go looking for an argument where none exists, Things cost what they cost, IF something is overpriced it won't sell, and the maker will go out of business. But some people have expensive tastes, And if you can afford the better things in life, Good luck to you. The people on the next property to me have a love of Porsche cars. He has three. I own and run two cars simply because I can. The OP in this thread has asked for suggestions for a pre-amp, There was no talk about an attached or separate DAC, It's just assumed he needs a pre-amp // dac, combo, and has asked for a quality unit.. He did not say what his budget was. So know one has suggested a high-end product. It might be an idea if the OP looked at used via USA or Canada Audio Mart,, where some good value can be found. Really nothing deprecates, like used audio. And regardless of cost we all want value for money On the subject of Quad, I think you will find there made in China under very strict license restrictions, with possible final assembly in the UK factory

He already has the DAC and so an analog preamp will be just fine for his needs.

 

[TLS Guy]

Here we go again, You never fail to understand anything , you just go looking for an argument where none exists, Things cost what they cost, IF something is overpriced it won't sell, and the maker will go out of business. But some people have expensive tastes, And if you can afford the better things in life, Good luck to you. The people on the next property to me have a love of Porsche cars. He has three. I own and run two cars simply because I can. The OP in this thread has asked for suggestions for a pre-amp, There was no talk about an attached or separate DAC, It's just assumed he needs a pre-amp // dac, combo, and has asked for a quality unit.. He did not say what his budget was. So know one has suggested a high-end product. It might be an idea if the OP looked at used via USA or Canada Audio Mart,, where some good value can be found. Really nothing deprecates, like used audio. And regardless of cost we all want value for money On the subject of Quad, I think you will find there made in China under very strict license restrictions, with possible final assembly in the UK factory

That's nothing Lovin hates my speakers and my music. He also seems to have something against European civilization. I hope there is no Wokery raising its ugly head.

 

[Trebdp83]

Grow up, the lot of you. The stretch of road ahead of you is far shorter than the one behind.

 

[Mikado463]

The Quad Artera has balanced outputs, and would be a good choice.

not really ....... it has a single balanced output, according to the OP's original post he's looking for 2 ! The ARC LS28 that I use has multiple.

regardless, I don't think the Op has joined back into this discussion which is quickly turning into a train wreck

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

That's nothing Lovin hates my speakers and my music. He also seems to have something against European civilization. I hope there is no Wokery raising its ugly head.

Don’t take it personally. None of us have heard your speakers to compare. That’s one drawback to making your own speakers. But the salient thing is that you love your speakers…Just like how other people love their speakers. Personal preference.

Music is definitely personal preference. I also love classical music. But even within the same genre of music, we all love and hate certain classical music.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

not really ....... it has a single balanced output, according to the OP's original post he's looking for 2 ! The ARC LS28 that I use has multiple.

regardless, I don't think the Op has joined back into this discussion which is quickly turning into a train wreck

Good point about the dual L/R XLR outputs. I don’t think there are many preamps with two L/R RCA outputs, much less two L/R XLR outputs.

As for the thread derailment- IT’S WHAT WE DO (GEICO commercial ).

 

[Alex2507]

That's nothing Lovin hates my speakers and my music. He also seems to have something against European civilization. I hope there is no Wokery raising its ugly head.

Every civilization other than European/Western civilization has something us. Like literally when we arrive the message is “it sucks to be you”. I’m okay with that. Those other civilizations were never gonna give us good Wi-Fi.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Grow up, the lot of you. The stretch of road ahead of you is far shorter than the one behind.

You’re saying that many of us are either middle age or older and should behave more maturely?

Don’t you know that people don’t change ?

They don’t want to grow up.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Every civilization other than European/Western civilization has something us. Like literally when we arrive the message is “it sucks to be you”. I’m okay with that. Those other civilizations were never gonna give us good Wi-Fi.

Gotta have great WiFi and high speed internet!

When I first read your post, I thought you said Hi-Fi.

 

[Mikado463]

Good point about the dual L/R XLR outputs. I don’t think there are many preamps with two L/R RCA outputs, much less two L/R XLR outputs.

look @ post #6 in this thread ............

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

look @ post #6 in this thread ............

I see. XLR Main Out#1 and #2.

But I was thinking- couldn’t you use an XLR Y-Cable to split the signal if you had one XLR output?

 

[PENG]

hello all, im looking for a good pre-amp that has dual balanced out,xlr preferred. i am just starting on buying my components for a killer system so far just got the dac which is a denafrips pontus 2...want the dual balanced so i can hook up a head amp as well..as i do have decent hadphones...thanks

If you don't need a phono stage and are happy with a preamp that is just transparent, nothing beats the Topping Pre 90, based on specs and measurements at just about any price. It's made in China but a high quality one. I wish I can grab one but already have too many preamps.

Topping Pre90 Review (preamplifier)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Topping Pre90 balanced and unbalanced preamplifier. It was kindly sent to me by the company. The base preamplifier with ability to switch between RCA and XLR inputs costs US $599. There is an extension that gives you four (4) more inputs...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

If you don't need a phono stage and are happy with a preamp that is just transparent, nothing beats the Topping Pre 90, based on specs and measurements at just about any price. It's made in China but a high quality one. I wish I can grab one but already have too many preamps.

Topping Pre90 Review (preamplifier)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Topping Pre90 balanced and unbalanced preamplifier. It was kindly sent to me by the company. The base preamplifier with ability to switch between RCA and XLR inputs costs US $599. There is an extension that gives you four (4) more inputs...

www.audiosciencereview.com

Wow. So a cheap $600 preamp can have THD+N of 0.000097%.

 

[TLS Guy]

Don’t take it personally. None of us have heard your speakers to compare. That’s one drawback to making your own speakers. But the salient thing is that you love your speakers…Just like how other people love their speakers. Personal preference.

Music is definitely personal preference. I also love classical music. But even within the same genre of music, we all love and hate certain classical music.

I don't. I was just trying to explain to MONO, that that is just Lovin being Lovin.

 

[PENG]

Wow. So a cheap $600 preamp can have THD+N of 0.000097%.

Surprisingly, yes.. OP would need to find a way to have a 2nd XLR output though. It's easy to do, like you said, a single Y can work too.