Pre-Amplifiers - Tubes or SS? Decisions, Decisions

[Robin]

Lets begin with just a few of the contenders I've been seriously looking at:
conrad-johnson's ACT 2 for instance... For a tubed smooth and mellow sound...

 

[Robin]

Too Cool ~ The Cary SLP 05...

I have all the information on this beauty. The Cary SLP 05 looks stunning in silver or black...

 

[Robin]

Cary SLP-98P... The Little Sister...

The liquid sound of the Cary SLP-98P...

 

[Robin]

Beautiful ~ BAT VK-51SE...

BAT sure knows how to put together a classic tubed pre-amp...

 

[Robin]

Audio Research Company ~ ARC

ARC's Reference Mk II is awesome...

 

[Robin]

Thrillingly Gorgeous ~ CAT Ultimate MK II

I'd love to audition the CAT Ultimate MK II pre-amp...

 

[Robin]

The Amazing ~ Anthem Statement D1...

The lovely Anthem Statement D1 and D2 for that matter. Amazing HT processors... Right Joe...

 

[twich54]

don't forget my "baby" , Audio Research LS-26 or as some of us like to refer to it as.....a 'Baby Ref 3' !!

 

[Robin]

Mark Levinson Ref #32 Amazing Pre-amp...

Mark Levinson's mystical Reference #32 pre-amp...

 

[Robin]

A Beauty The Arcam AV9...

The Acram AV9 processor for HT and a whole lot more....

 

[Robin]

Sorry Dave...

don't forget my "baby" , Audio Research LS-26 or as some of us like to refer to it as.....a 'Baby Ref 3' !!

Dave,

You are quite correct your baby deserves a place here amoung the greatest of the pre-amps... Here! Here! for the ARC LS-26!

 

[Robin]

Lovely ~ Theta Digital CB III...

:cheers: Theta Digital CB III... nuf said...

 

[Robin]

I Give You ~ Sunfire's Theater Grand VI

Behold the Sunfire TG VI surround processor... :cheers:

 

[Robin]

Cary SLP-98...

This is for Joey... Your beautiful Cary SLP 98.

 

[Beat_Dominator]

How about the Pass Labs x0.2 Robin??

 

[Robin]

The Small But Mighty Music First Passive Magnetic...

:drool: :band: The Music First Passive Preamp is simply amazing...

 

[Beat_Dominator]

Or the Simaudio Evolution P8?

 

[Robin]

The Ultimate Passion is Just Brilliant....

The Ultimate Passion passive Preamp is simply stunning... :drool: :clap:

 

[Beat_Dominator]

:drool: :band: The Music First Passive Preamp is simply amazing...

I wish passives were "easy" to integrate into every system

 

[Robin]

Pass Labs and Simaudio...

BD,

Yes, Excellent! Least I forget, you are quite right, BD.

Great photo's by-the-way...