Excellent Pre-amp for a budget

[jeffsg4mac]

I am putting together a 2-channel system for the bedroom and I just bought this off Amazon for 85 bucks. Gemini PA-7000 Retail from other places is about $99. It has 4 inputs with a phono section and two sets of RCA outs and balanced XLR too. I have found nothing sonically wrong with this thing at all. The knobs have a nice feel to them and the fit and finish is good too. I have owned NAD and Adcom pre-amps in the past and this thing seems just a clean. In fact, I am using it with my old GFA 535II that Adcom fixed few years back.

 

[mnnc]

So, are you recommending this product as cheap preamp or asking opinions about it...?

 

[walter duque]

I am putting together a 2-channel system for the bedroom and I just bought this off Amazon for 85 bucks. Gemini PA-7000 Retail from other places is about $99. It has 4 inputs with a phono section and two sets of RCA outs and balanced XLR too. I have found nothing sonically wrong with this thing at all. The knobs have a nice feel to them and the fit and finish is good too. I have owned NAD and Adcom pre-amps in the past and this thing seems just a clean. In fact, I am using it with my old GFA 535II that Adcom fixed few years back.

Sounds like a great deal, especially with a phono section. Looks like you can't go wrong with this Pre-Amp for $85.--. That's a great bang for the buck. Enjoy...

 

[ju10503]

could you please report on it after you've used it a bit?

 

[jeffsg4mac]

So, are you recommending this product as cheap preamp or asking opinions about it...?

No I bought one, and I am using it in the bedroom with an Adcom GFA535II. It sounds excellent. There is nothing sonically wrong with it as far as I can tell. The phono section sounds better than on my Yamaha RXV-2600. This thing is a steal for under 100 bucks, and I would run it up against preamps at 4x the price or more.