red1302 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Wife is wanting to buy me a new piece of gear for the system for Christmas . I am currently using this as a "preamp". https://www.phonopreamps.com/tc754pp.html It is inexpensive and has served me while getting back into stereo gear. That being said, is there a new preamp with phono stage and at least two auxiliaries that also has balance and tone controls under $300.00 that would be recommended? If not , is there "used" preamps that can be recommended ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Used: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-b-k-components-pro-5-stereo-preamplifier-10321-2017-11-06-preamplifiers https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-nad-c-160-2017-11-30-preamplifiers https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-adcom-gtp-500-ii-stereo-preamplifier-tuner-remote-factory-box-10530-2017-11-27-preamplifiers All above are fine preamps with all you are asking for. Not state of the art top of the line but very nice sounding preamps. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam2434 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Here is a new option. https://emotiva.com/product/pt-100/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I have a pt-100 and really like it. It has a nice mellow sound. It has a nice dac and works great with headphones. FM also which I like plus you can add BT for 50 bucks! Can’t be beat for the price. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I also have a PT-100 great Pre for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Nice choices. Did not know of the Emotiva unit. Like having a remote in any case. Tuner could be viewed as bonus. Congtats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam2434 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Thing about the Emotiva PT-100 that I noticed is...where are the guts? Very sparse innards and tiny power supply based on the interior pic on the website. The sound quality is what matters though, and seems like the owners above are happy with its performance for the money. It would be cool if Emotiva (and others) made a slightly more upscale 2-ch preamp with analog and digital inputs and digital bass management with crossover/level/delay settings similar to those in AVRs and pre-pros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 This is a nicer preamp they make. https://emotiva.com/product/xsp-1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red1302 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 Thank you Willand, Adam,and everyone else for weighing in on this . The suggestions and thoughts are much appreciated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam2434 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 On 12/7/2017 at 5:51 PM, mr clean said: This is a nicer preamp they make. https://emotiva.com/product/xsp-1/ Yep, that is their TOTL conventional, all-analog 2-ch pre. I'm hoping that, someday, Emotiva and others will offer a 2-ch pre with several digital inputs, analog inputs, and DSP for bass management/channel level/channel distance, and perhaps even AV sync (audio delay). Of course, one could use a multi-channel pre/pro or AVR for this, but it would be cool to see 2-ch model minus all the codecs, bells, and whistles that are not needed for 2-ch. The Parasound P5 is the closest I know of...but the bass management is analog, no L/R ch level, no ch delay, and no AV sync (which would be helpful when integrating with a 2-ch A/V system). It could also use some more digital inputs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam2434 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 8 hours ago, red1302 said: Thank you Willand, Adam,and everyone else for weighing in on this . The suggestions and thoughts are much appreciated. Make a decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red1302 Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Santa gifted me the Emotiva PT-100. I will give an opotion after it arrives sometime after Jan. 11. Apparently the elves did not make enough to take care of all the wishes for this item as a gift. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I also have the PT-100. Very nice for the money spent. Congratulations! Let us know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 On 12/29/2017 at 4:17 PM, red1302 said: Santa gifted me the Emotiva PT-100. I will give an opotion after it arrives sometime after Jan. 11. Apparently the elves did not make enough to take care of all the wishes for this item as a gift. Don't forget to tell us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 There are two Emotiva XSP-1 ‘s for sale in the forum over there. $450 used and in great shape. There is also a like new six month old PT-100 for sale at $210. The on board DAC in this preamp is fantastic. The PT-100 includes the Bluethooth dongle for wifi which is a $60 option. The seller geebo is a great guy too. http://emotivalounge.proboards.com/thread/51844/fs-pt-100-bonus-item Good gear at good prices. Need help with either, let me know! Tim Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 6 hours ago, teaman said: There are two Emotiva XSP-1 ‘s for sale in the forum over there. $450 used and in great shape. There is also a like new six month old PT-100 for sale at $210. The on board DAC in this preamp is fantastic. The PT-100 includes the Bluethooth dongle for wifi which is a $60 option. The seller geebo is a great guy too. http://emotivalounge.proboards.com/thread/51844/fs-pt-100-bonus-item Good gear at good prices. Need help with either, let me know! Tim Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Im listening to my pt-100 right now with the audio technica m40s and the loki for eq. Using the emotiva etc-3 cd/transport and Ozzy is sounding so fine on the randy rhoads tribute cd. My ears are not that great and maybe thats a plus. Still loving the schiit loki also. The pt-100 is very usefull. Ive been using bluetooth for spotify but getting a optical cable for the pc. Use coax or cd input for cd player. I listen to fm a lot also and I think is a real plus. Remote was tough to learn but now its very easy to get around on and I love it. Peace! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red1302 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 An email from Emotiva to my wife said they would let her know when my unit is shipped. I'll let everyone know when the unit arrives. From everyone's statements,I believe I am going to be very pleased with my very late Christmas gift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 2 hours ago, red1302 said: An email from Emotiva to my wife said they would let her know when my unit is shipped. I'll let everyone know when the unit arrives. From everyone's statements,I believe I am going to be very pleased with my very late Christmas gift. I just picked up a usb cable for the pc to the pt-100. I was just using the bluetooth and it sounded very good for background music but the usb is much better when listening closely. I will be waiting to hear what you think red. It really is a great little piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 My vote would also be the Emotiva PT-100, there are several used XPS-1 reference preamps for sale on the Emotiva forum around $450 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burninator Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Also gonna throw in a vote for the PT-100. I absolutely love mine. Simple, inexpensive, plenty of feautures, sounds great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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