Looking for a pre amP DIY kit

[Lwanggpack]

Want to buy a pre amp DIY kit, prefer higher end.
Thanks!

[Geek]

Hi,

What is your goal for sound.... mids enhanced? Transparent? Need phono stage?

There's some really overpriced kits with identical topology of much cheaper ones.

Cheers!

[Lwanggpack]

Hi,

What is your goal for sound.... mids enhanced? Transparent? Need phono stage?

There's some really overpriced kits with identical topology of much cheaper ones.

Cheers!

Thanks!

I am new to this. I just know I don't need phono.
I have a set of NHT 3.3 speaker, and a denon poa 1500 amp/ pra 1000 pre amp. I think the NHTs deserve better. I am trying with better pre amp first. I like mellow sound so I think tube pre amp is the way to go.

[kku]

If you are happy with the pre-amp but want tube sound then I would suggest adding a tube buffer between pre and power amp.

[Blair]

You can often score "kits" completed on Audiogon for less than the kits.

Blair

[burnedfingers]

The good tube preamps and line stages do not sound tubey. Some mistake that sound as being a proper sound for tube equipment. Good tube equipment adds clarity to the sound and reproduces it the way it was recorded in my opinion. I personally would skip the crap out there and consider a preamp from Geek or an Aikido as both will deliver sound the way it was meant to be heard. Note * This is just my opinion and other may hold a different opinion.

If what I have said makes any sense to you then Google the Aikido and also check out Geeks site. Talk to gregg(Geek) and he will help guide you along your way.

[snitch56]

Hagerman Technology just replenished their stock of "Clarinet" linestage boards. It is a great sounding unit worth the price. The 1/2 kit is 129 USD.
http://www.hagtech.com/clarinet.html