WTB: diy active preamplifier. Europe only

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Looking to buy from Europe a line stage active preamp to match my aca amp. Medium or high gain please.. Price range 300-500 Eur. Thanxs for sending proposals with pictures as well with project details.

 

[merlin el mago]

SS or tubes?

 

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Fine if it has very silent tubes(extremely low hiss/noise). Otherwise solid state preferred.

 

[avinunca]

Have you considered making an Aikido pre? There are plenty of kits. Mine uses 12Sn7

 

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No time to build these days :-(

it would be nice but as above. Priorities are composing now, but still want to hear things well

 

[Mark Johnson]

You could consider buying pre-owned equipment, built by commercial manufacturers.

I've attached below a piece of the used equipment list at a little stereo shop in my home country (found on their website). Naturally it changes weekly as gear is bought and sold. In my opinion the selection is pretty good and it only gets better the longer you wait & the more gear is listed. Shipping cost is reasonable; I bought an Adcom GFP1 preamp from them and was charged USD 22.00 to have it shipped 950 km. {the web page is here.}

Maybe there are a few such used equipment dealers in your area too.

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You could consider buying pre-owned equipment, built by commercial manufacturers.
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Indeed that is an option but at my budget risk to get very old stuff that needs caps replacement. I as well like diy community and know people sometimes have surplus of gear and need to sell to finance new project. This is the spirit behind my request here.. I prefer support diyers than shops business)