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I've fairly settled on an MX-110, but I'd like to know if there's alternatives to this preamp.
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I've got the MX-110Z and it's a very nice preamp. The tube tuner is also wonderful and I've enjoyed it a lot.
I have a HK Citation I which I'll bring up to snuff someday (ya' know the project sitting in the wings that keeps getting pushed back) but I have to say that it's tight on space inside that cabinet and I can see where completely refurbing it is going to take some time and be done under the magnifying glass. My guess is that it will be an excellent preamp someday. If you have a lot of 78s and pre-RIAA records, then it would be THE preamp.
If your looking at vintage,the citation one is very good and has the ultimate phono section and with the mcshane upgrade kits its a preamp now being reproduced by a company in the 5000 dollar range.I have a mac c20 and an older mx110 and I love my c20 but my mx110 isnt too switft with the cheap little roller controls on the side and it doesnt have the 6b10 compactron..That one is much better than mine..The mx-110z is really nice.
The cit one gets my vote if you buy right.
I don't know much about these - the Citation IV looks like the next permutation of the Citation I.
This is like the original and with jims upgrades you have this pretty much only for a lot less.
that pre certainly looks like the original Citation I. I'm reworking one of the originals now and would love to see what they've done to reproduce the original circuit design. Funny, that's not on the website.Cheers,
Check out the description of their Citation II amp "copy". It's hilarious!! Different tubes, different trafos, different power supply, different circuitry - but other than that it's identical!
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