KungFuNat Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 im looking for a good stereo preamp with ballanced XLR outputs.. my budget is around $500. im upgrading from an old rotel surround-processor that i use as a pre-amp with my heresys. i know you guys love tubes, but i want solid state with a remote control.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 I hate to say it to you, but a preamp with XLR outputs is just not going to happen for $500 new. However, in the used market... http://sphl.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/buy_cl.pl?preatran&1106629737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuNat Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 heh, yea i forgot to add preferably used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 It would be well above your budget, but I've got a gently used Sunfire Classic Tube Preamp with Mullard tubes, remote, manual and XLR connections. Just send me a PM if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 ---------------- On 12/13/2004 2:27:01 PM NatGun wrote: im looking for a good stereo preamp with ballanced XLR outputs...... ---------------- Not to open up a can of worms here but for all practicle purposes, xlr or "ballanced outputs" are pretty much a waste on home audio. There is a reason for them, they are used in LARGE setups like at your ball park where LOTS of speakers need to be driven but most "ballanced outputs" are simply wired the same as an rca jack. So you have the same output but on even worse connectors. Ok guys, fire away, I stand by my statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 cablacksmith, I've got to back you up on this one. XLR line feeds are used primarily in industrial and PA applications where the line-level runs are longer than 30 feet. Example would be massive 'flown' PA systems with amp racks near the speaker stacks. All lines run from mix position in the house, through snake cable to stage box, to processing, to amp racks would be XLR balanced lines for protection from hum and noise. In the odd chance that your power amps have only XLR inputs, you can build a set of cheater cables from RCA or 1/4" to XLR. If you know which end of the soldering iron to hold (it's a joke son). IMHO it would be negligible use in home audio, but the connectors look neat-o! y'know how REALLY heavy-duty stuff is called military-spec, well there's one better and that's ROCK-N-ROLL spec! YEEEEOOOWW Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 i have seen a lot of NAD stuff seeing how i just have researched it through and through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuNat Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 i know that for short runs XLR doesnt do alot for the sound... the reason i want XLR is because i am trying to aquire a set of monarchy audio sm-70pro monoblocks which aparently work at thier best with ballanced input... so im trying to get a feel for whats out there for an XLR preamp. i want to upgrade my rotel preamp to take advantage of the ballanced monoblocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 *** All of my pre-outs are using the XLR's on my system. *** I use the B+K Reference 50 Pre-amp/processor into my Baldwin Tube amp , my surround Amps and my RSW-15 Sub ! *** Just incredible !!! (...but the Ref 50 costs more than $500 used ! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khorn58 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Its my understanding that to balnce a signal you have to add another transformor or circut to the signal which can add more noise and some color to the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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