Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Amplifiers & Preamps
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Amplifiers & Preamps
I bought one of these direct from China and the sound I thought straight away was clean and dynamic however it was noisy so I had to do quite extensive modifications to make it right, Out came the so called ruby tubes and in went a set of Tung sol with a Mullard rectifier valve, the changes were very noticable, I also changed some of the capacitors and all the input cables and the cheep selector switch, an internal earth loop was sorted, I was then left with a bill of £268.00 and the most wonderful preamp I have ever heard, not the quietist it still has a bit of a shushing noise but hardly noticable unless you stick your ear in your speaker. I have recently changed the motorized volume pot as this chose when to work. If you get one of these with the modifications done, great little preamp and also beautiful on the eye. Steve Notts.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
I had been using a Sonic Frontiers Anthem pre-amp for many years which I thought was great, The Dared leaves it in the dust!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
The Dared MC-7P is a very good value at its price point and one of the only tube preamps that includes a tube based phono stage; which is the primary reason I purchased this unit. The stock tubes are good. Rolling in new tubes made a *HUGE* difference. I've swapped every tube on this unit, some several times fine tuning the sound. The architecture of this preamp is solid - changing tubes lets this preamp punch way above its weight class. If you're a vinyl collector and love that tube sound, this preamp is a great value!
Verified purchase: No
Great sound at a great price point.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New