What High End PreAmp do you have?

[timsclips]

Hafler DH-101
Phase Linear 4000 MKii

They both sound really good.

 

[E-Stat]

Two Audio Research hybrids:

SP20 upstairs

SP9 MKIII garage

 

[Cogito]

At $999.00 delivered, it's price certainly isn't "High-End", but it's performance sure is...

 

[930turbo]

audio research SP 10 MK2 and audio research SP 11 MK2

 

[guest110]

I've gone through five preamps this year already, but now completely settled on my ARC SP-14. I now see why so many here swear by ARC gear. I've never heard a better sounding unit.

 

[slow_jazz]

Past 4 years been using a Pioneer Spec 1.

 

[Rrroberts40]

My current preamp is a PassLabs XP20...very detailed and theater pass thru to boot. An audio step up from the Mark Levinson 380S and the Passlabs X-1. User interface on the 380S is still the best of any preamp I have used.

 

[markdi]

is a heathkit ap 1800 hi end ?

 

[Dave_72]

Bryston BP6P. The "P" is for phono. It's a basic Bryston preamp, it's not very exciting, but it actually sounds pretty good. Just don't expect fireworks and prom queen looks compared to ultra high end products.

http://bryston.com/products/pre_amps/BP6.html

 

[PR Audio]

If you can call it "High End", a McIntosh MX-113 in very good condition.

 

[SAFETYDAWG]

Rotel 1070. Great value, phone stage included.

 

[2011etec]

can you call it high end?sunfire reference symphonic preamp. eq is just there for show now as I prefer my music direct.

 

[MacPhantom]

Technics SU-A4 (pics from older setup):

 

[JoeESP9]

I've gone through five preamps this year already, but now completely settled on my AR SP-14. I now see why so many here swear by AR gear. I've never heard a better sounding unit.

Please, it's ARC not AR! We wouldn't want Audio Research Corporation confused with Audio Research of AR speaker fame. AR did make a preamp at one time.

 

[gcarlberg]

At $999.00 delivered, it's price certainly isn't "High-End", but it's performance sure is...

+1 :thmbsp:

 

[guest110]

Please, it's ARC not AR! We wouldn't want Audio Research Corporation confused with Audio Research of AR speaker fame. AR did make a preamp at one time.

Edits made, my apologies. Didn't realize there would be ANY confusion. Though it is only Audioresearch.com :thmbsp:

 

[chicks]

Please, it's ARC not AR! We wouldn't want Audio Research Corporation confused with Audio Research of AR speaker fame.

Or Acoustic Research, either! Pretty sure Vilchur, one of audio's greats, wouldn't be too pleased being associated with ARC, either.

 

[Doctorrocker]

My first "high end" audio eq purchase was a preamp. I had just graduated Naval Nuclear Power School in the summer of '79 and I treated myself to an Audionics BT-2 while I was home on leave for $750. A tidy sum for a young sailor in those days. I still have it and it remained the centerpiece of my system(s) until very recently when I bought a Forte' Audio Model 2 preamp.

The Forte' maintained the clear soundstage and imaging I'd be come accustomed to with the BT-2 and the Nelson Pass phono stage sounds amazing. A true class a preamp. I kinda miss my BT-2 though :sigh:

 

[BeerCan]

Audible Illusions L3

 

[Negotiableterms]

I like preamps:

McIntosh C-500T
McIntosh C-200
Threshold T2
Audio Research LS-10
McIntosh C-220
McIntosh C-34V
McIntosh C-28
Marantz 3650
Sansui CA-3000
SAE IB
Accuphase C-200