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In Reply to: Re: Why won't my new Audible Illusions Modulus 3a work? posted by Vic D on March 28, 2007 at 07:15:44:
Vic, thanks for responding.
I am curious, can you give me an example of a new pre-amp that is better than the one I have, and for roughly the same $$ that would have more dynamics, quieter, (why would you want more stages?)?
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After my time with my M3A my dream preamp fell into my lap and I haven't looked back. I think George Mann's advise can be trusted. I haven't any experience with other tubed pre's in your range, sorry. Audio Horizons, ModWright, and of course I'm a huge Ayre fan but those are simply guesses on my part.
My C-240 betters every other makers top-class preamp that I have pitted it against. Yours, the CAT Ultimate, ect.The C-280 betters the C-240 in every regard, and was concidered to be the absolute reference in preamps until the C-2800 came along, just as the C-200/240 was before it.
The difference between Accuphase and others is in how accurate, linear and true to the original event/record their components are.
In these categories, Accuphase remains unchallenged, but one must use both their amp and preamp to achieve it.
In my email, I told you that I had compaired the CAT Ultimate to my C-200 using my P-300. I also had a Bedini 25/25 and Krell KSA-50 that I used in the comparison as well.
Although these 2 preamps are roughly in the same class sonically, the C-200 was clearly superior in the categories listed above, as heard thru all 3 amp's, and a much better match for the P-300.
Using the C-200/P-300 combo, I was in the studio/venue. Using the CAT with the P-300, I was in a hi-fi salon.;O)
Where do you put the Accuphase C-2400 in this hierachy?
The C-2400 is a more linear C-240 (former flagship). Both of these preamps deserve a best buy rating, offering a perfect balance of accuracy and linearity + musicality and refinement.
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