MEITNER PRE A NEW Take On EXTREME CLARITY!

Meitner PRE, Oh boy! Reawakening to uber detail!

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[AnalogueOctober]

Ive just acquired Ed’s latest build of the DS-EQ1, and now feel that my near 40 year journey for the ultimate vinyl sound has peaked. I have arrived at my destination. Build quality is insane. It’s my first Meitner bit of kit and fairly certain it’s not the last.

[DJ_BROBOT]

The explosion in Canadian manufacturers being covered by reviewers lately has been amazing

[mkwilson]

I’m demoing the Meitner MA3 DAC right now. It is a fantastic DAC. Smooth and little warm but still clear and detailed.

[daveearnshaw]

I enjoy your reviews, especially the mix and match of different combination’s of components.I have been waiting for Meitner to release this Preamp.

[paulpavlou]

The Meitner pre sounds sounds a lot like my old Nakamichi 610 preamplifier, which is very neutral and have had since the early 1980’s. To add flavour to my main system I swopped
out with Nakamichi for a Vacuum State valve Preamplifier in the late 1980’s which i still use today and is at current specifications which I just love. The Meitner has great credentials and I like the minimalist approach. It sounds like it would be a perfect preamplifier and a keeper for anyone starting out that knows exactly what sound they like.
Love the gear that your reviewing great stuff thanks.

[cornstalk]

For many of us “more transparency” doesn’t mean more “musical enjoyment.”

[zogzog]

I agree that the outstanding feature is the low noise. I have the predecessor - the Emm Labs Pre 2. Silent as the grave. The downside to this unit is the inputs. Three inputs is not enough and one balanced makes it even worse. I assume it is balanced on the basis of the XLR connector. Two of my inputs are the Oppo 205 and a DAC. Both have balanced outputs and I think a top pre-amp should have two or three balanced inputs.

[amadeusmeitner]

Many thanks to Steve for this video. Cheers from the Meitners! 🙏🏼

[roberthart]

Way back in the early 70s I had a Bidat

[anonymohipp]

Thanks Steve. Great video! Kathryn Stott's recordings of the music of Ravel are also some of my favorites. Truly magical.

[JohnVander]

You're an awesome reviewer Steve.

[kenwong]

A pre amp is pretty much just an electrical impedance matcher with gain. Some source component don’t match electrically with some amps. You can get high frequency roll off if a high impedance source is going to a lower impedance input. That’s why amps and preamps from the same manufacturer works so well together.

[humanbass]

I mean, it is a pre, it isnt suppose to change the music, just a good way of controlling the gain between the dac and amp.

[stimpy]

I don't understand why some manufacturers have, in this case three RCA inputs and only one XLR input. This makes no sense to me because my other sources all have XLR outputs beside phono outputs. I want to use XLR. I'm happy I use an XP – 22 pre.

[ronaldarceneaux]

Steve will you please do a review on the Musical Fidelity NU-VISTA range, in particular the preamp along with the PAM mono blocks?

[philmu]

Hello Steve, may i ask from what i saw from the spec, the system gain is +6dB, is this the preamp signal gain? Lastly, do you know this preamp using overall feedback or local feedback? Thank you much.
Ph.

[tupuhumuhumunukunukuapuaa]

Great review, Steve! I need to keep this on my short list of pre-amps to audition. To my ears, the pre-amps at my disposal are currently degrading the sound from my DAC, and I don't want a pre-amp with personality, I need it clean and noise free, just pass along the music to my amps. I wonder what the crosstalk figures are for this thing. I told my wife when she asked if I'd be looking for a pre-amp and I said that "I'm probably not going to find anything under $8k that's really dead silent." Well looks like $7500 might be the entry point. Luckily at the moment my DAC only attenuates its output, and for my configuration, I can run without a pre. I need a more capable pre-amp to reevaluate things and this might be the ticket. HT passthrough, and RS232 got my attention as well. I need those features (I've got some nifty home automation to control my gear and I don't want to lose that). (automation hint: if you have triggers on your amp and you want to remote control them, get a smart outlet and power supply with appropriate tip for the 5-12v trigger)

[seanb]

I hope you review a Van Alstine pre-amp. I think they will be your bag. 😉

[sevestan]

Can I use this pre amp to quiet down my sewing sounds like a lawn mower?

[milr]

Hi Steve, Could you please tell me the brand of acoustic panels you have on your wall? They look great. Thanks buddy!