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RE: stop gap preamp

I love my Topping Pre90. I guess it's not for everyone, but it works outstandingly in my system. It's fully balanced and it has a relay operated volume control with a range from -99-dB to +16-dB in 0.5-dB steps. It sounds better to me than my Pass Labs X1, and the reason I bought the thing is because of Kal Rubinson's review in Stereophile. It comes in either a black or silver finish.

Some people have problems with the remote control, but so far mine works just fine. Other people have concerns about the input impedance of the balanced inputs at 2k-ohms. The input impedance of the unbalanced inputs is a more reasonable 10k-ohms. Again, it works superbly in my system with a balanced source connected, and I plan to keep it as my main preamp for the rest of my life.

To each his own!


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