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Old 08-20-2014, 11:21 AM
Mikeoz Mikeoz is offline
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Originally Posted by C2300MC275 View Post
Hi guys,

I need a preamp for these beasts now. Want to run fully balanced system - what would you recommend for me? I favour large soundstage, wonderful timbre, speed, and resolution. Don't like overly clinical stuff nor syrupy either.

Am thinking a Ref 5SE might be the ticket but I welcome options.

Cheers
I'm also looking to change preamp (I have a 302e) and currently use an AR LS26. A toss up between Ref5SE and 202 - currently thinking the former it's supposed to have better low end grip than the Ref3 and has been far more popular than the Krell Preamps. If you can find a 202/ Phantom it's likely to be cheaper than a Ref5SE and I'm not sure of the benefits of CAST although I don't want to lose money on my TA interconnects.

There's at least one guy on here that prefers the Phantom to the Ref5 but I think most votes will go the other way.

Last edited by Mikeoz; 08-20-2014 at 11:34 AM.
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