I'm looking for a pre-amp, to go along with my new Behringer A500, with quite specific requirements. So far, it seems that this magical :B pre-amp does not exist, mostly due to the first requirement
-Costs in line with the Behringer. I will be selling a Rotel RA-02 Integrated amp so I'll have a budget of about $300-500, give or take, to work with. I'm willing to throw in some other money too if needed.
-Good sound, obviously. Neutral, no hiss.
-Solid state. I tend to leave my amps on 24/7 so tubes are frowned upon for this reason.
-Remote control. My laziness demands it.
-Balanced outputs/(at least one) input. I would prefer to run completely balanced, since I'm going into a pro crossover to and then to the A500.
-Reasonable cosmetics. I hate the 80ies look. This discredits Linn gear I've seen that fits pretty much everything else.
-MC phono stage! Ooh, I bet you guys all hate me now. There goes 99% of the candidates. 8)
-A 12v trigger would be nice too, but it's not a make-or-break feature.
I will most likely have to buy used, which doesn't phase me at all, but I really don't know what to look out for. Some suggestions would be so greatly appreciated! ;x(
Thanks in advance!
-Costs in line with the Behringer. I will be selling a Rotel RA-02 Integrated amp so I'll have a budget of about $300-500, give or take, to work with. I'm willing to throw in some other money too if needed.
-Good sound, obviously. Neutral, no hiss.
-Solid state. I tend to leave my amps on 24/7 so tubes are frowned upon for this reason.
-Remote control. My laziness demands it.
-Balanced outputs/(at least one) input. I would prefer to run completely balanced, since I'm going into a pro crossover to and then to the A500.
-Reasonable cosmetics. I hate the 80ies look. This discredits Linn gear I've seen that fits pretty much everything else.
-MC phono stage! Ooh, I bet you guys all hate me now. There goes 99% of the candidates. 8)
-A 12v trigger would be nice too, but it's not a make-or-break feature.
I will most likely have to buy used, which doesn't phase me at all, but I really don't know what to look out for. Some suggestions would be so greatly appreciated! ;x(
Thanks in advance!
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