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MissionAllegroSound has been dedicated to the
accurate recording and reproduction of
acoustic music for well over ¼ Century.
For those who value ears-on experience,
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ConditionSome be 10~60 yrs old with imperfections,
non-functioning lamps, old capacitors, etc;
NO "mint", "minty", "perfect", "excellent".
AllegroGrading™ : 5 = New-In-Box,
4 = VeryGood, 3 = Good, 2 = Fair, 1 = Poor.
All pre-owned/used unless otherwise noted.
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Preamps: LINE & PASSIVEThe preamp is the control-center of your system;
akin to the conductor of an orchestra, it can make,
or break, the performance. Get the best you can.
since 1972.
Accuphase C-275V preamplifier,
Twin-mono, Discrete, Modular,
gold-over-copper Teflon boards,
XLR-Bal in/out, Absolute-Polarity,
2-band "audio palette" transform
the non-listenable into listenable,
dedicated Headphone amplifier,
Remote-control, 48 lbs. Sweeet!
Optional MM-MC Phono (not included).
(or, you could pay 3x more for Ayre KX-R)
Accuphase C-275V balanced preamp all-Tube, all-Octal, all-Triode, RC, handcrafted in USA
Canary C800 vacuum-tube RC preamp
c.2010, like-new-in-box with warranty,
new and improved version of CA-906,
all-tube, all-octal, all-triode signal path,
outboard choke-filtered tube pwr sup,
5 RCA inputs & 2 RCA outputs per ch,
120-step attenuator, metal remote-cont.
(or, you could pay 3x more for AudioValve Conductor)
CA-400 MM+MC Phono also available.
Canary C800 all-tube RC preamp all-tube Balanced-throughput...sweeet!
fabled Cary Audio Design
SLP-2002 Balanced Tube Linestage
+ dedicated Headphone Amplifier,
all-tube Balanced-throughput,
2 XLR-Bal + 6 RCA in, Remote,
HT Bypass, tube-roller's delight!
(or, you could pay 6x more for Musical Fidelity AMS Primo)
Cary Audio Design SLP-2002 Preamp 
since 1952.
fabled Marantz MusicLink SC-22
linestage c.1990, fully discrete,
Balanced Transformer out via
Non-Inverting + Inverting RCA's,
copper chassis, quality build.
* fyi, a well-designed output transformer replaces
transistors, ICs, resistors, capacitors and trendy
100%-feedback DC-servos while lowering noise &
preventing catastrophic DC-leakage from reaching
your power amp, with added benefits of low-Z and
Bal output, resulting in more-organic/natural sound.
matching MA-24 monoblocks available.
Marantz SC-22 xfmr-coupled preamp 
fabled PAF-1120W passive preamp
with silky Penny-Giles linear faders
(used in finest recording consoles),
non-ferrous plate construction
with solid-walnut side panels,
4 RCA in, zero noise/distortion.
All the rave w/Japanese SET-set.
PAF-1120W passive preamp 
Tube City KP-1 all-tube linestage,
on-board tube ps, switched attenuator,
ceramic tube sockets, solid-brass knobs,
polished non-ferrous stainless-steel chas,
polished granite faceplate, 3 line inputs.
Preamps: LINE + PHONOThe preamp is the control-center of your entire system;
akin to the conductor of an orchestra, it can make,
or break, the performance; get the best you can.
Bedini 66DE preamplifier #41,
MM Phono, 19" r.m. panel.
matching 100/100-DEpower amplifier available.
Bedini 66DE preamp fabled Citation I wide-band tube preamp
upgraded with super Hovland MusiCaps,
selectable Phono equalization (hooray!),
and for us fortunate reel-to-reel lovers
7.5-15 ips NAB Tape-head equalization
(can be changed to Euro CCIR-IEC eq),
unique Variable-Blend control closes
the "hole-in-the-middle" in early stereo
recordings (many of the finest recordings
ever made have this annoying problem),
repeatable stepped tone controls (hooray!),
5Hz~80kHz -0.5db. How sweet it is.
Citation I wide-band tube preamp 
since 1938.
companion to fabled POA-8000
fabled Denon PRA-6000 preamp,
matching companion to fabled
POA-8000 monoblock amps,
back-lit plate-glass panels,
3 Phono inputs, MM + MC.
Denon PRA-6000 
Fisher 400CX-2 tube preamplifier
upgraded with Hovland MusiCaps,
MM (RIAA-1, RIAA-2, COL-1, COL-2, 78),
and for playing your reel-to-reel tapes
3.75-7.5-15 ips NAB Tape-Head EQ
(can be changed to CCIR/IEC).
Fisher's all-time-best preamp,
companion to fabled SA-1000
and K-1000 power amplifiers.
Fisher 400CX-2 preamp 
fabled Heathkit WA-P2 monoblock preamps
with selectable MM eq and turnover, c.1955,
serviced-upgraded-mod'd by Bob Hovland.
* powered from optional W-5M amps or other.
matching W-5M monoblocks available.
Heathkit WA-P2 monoblock preamps smooth/warm vintage FET sound...
Kenwood L-07C dual-mono preamp,
sweeet MM/MC phono and line-eq,
smooth/warm vintage FET-sound,
one-piece rack-mount faceplate.
* phono stage compares at 5x $.
Kenwood L-07C preamp 
fabled Luxman CL-35 Mk.III tube pre,
all original, MM phono w/adj loading.
Luxman CL-35 Mk.III preamp 
fabled Luxman C-120A preamplifier,
unique straight-line Linear-Equalizer
will transform your entire cd collection,
MM + fabled Luxman MC transformers,
2 tape/processor loops and more...
matching T-110 tuner available.
Luxman C120A preamp+linearEQ 
McIntosh C-4 tube preamp
in orig bx without frt panel.
McIntosh C-4 preamp Wanna get away...to the concert hall?
fabled MFA Luminescence B1-1302-D
c.1990 all-tube preamp with matching
PSU (not in picture), aka "Lumi ",
Bruce Moore & Scott Frankland's
masterpiece of audio engineering,
all-octal mirror-imaged dual-mono
hard-wired wide-bandwidth low-fb
ground-breaking design, 2~600kHz!,
Phono and Line outputs each capable of
swinging 200Vp-p (now that's headroom!),
massive outboard TUBE PSU with 4 xfmrs!,
original Left-Right Volume pots upgraded
with precision Shallco stepped attenuators,
handles all MC & MM pickups 0.1~5.0 mv
(sell your MC step-up xfmr, this is better!),
external phono-loading jacks allow
precise matching to your fave MC/MM,
Phonostage tubes (4) 5691 + (2) 6EM7,
Linestage tubes (2) 6SN7 + (2) 6DN7,
matching black rack-mount chassis',
depth-of-field from here to Cleveland!,
arguably the finest phonostage extant,
very very exclusive, great investment.
(or, you could pay more for a new
AudioNote AN-S8 MC step-up transformer
(just a stepup, folks; no phono, no line)
or 4x more for new B.A.T. REX Linestage
and a Manley Steelhead Phonostage)
fabled MFA Luminescence preamp 
Pioneer Elite C-91 preamplifer c.1990,
MM + MC Phono, Remote (not inc).
Pioneer Elite C-91 preamp modular construction...
SONY TA-2000 preamp c.1971,
advanced modular construction,
MM-MC Phono, Tape-Head, Mic,
Tone-controls, front aux input,
engraved front panel, meters.
SONY TA-2000 preamp cost-no-object-design, like no other...
fabled SONY TA-ER1 Renaissance
preamp c.1991, #93 of 100 made,
2 XLR-Balanced in, 2 XLR-Bal out,
2M Ω Line in-Z and 2 Ω Line out-Z
enable all signal sources & amps
(or elect xover) to perform best
(Signal & Ground of unused inputs
completely disconnect, eliminating
contamination from digital sources),
dedicated Balanced & floating
MM and MC Phono preamps,
3 Ohm and 30 Ohm MC xfmrs,
external loading jacks for MM
(100k Ohm or any lower value),
bi-phase outputs facilitate bridging,
front & rear 1/4" Headphone jacks,
Absolute-Polarity, Remote-volume,
massive Outboard Power Supply.
(or, you could pay 3x more for a
new Boulder 2008/2010 combo)
SONY TA-ER1 Renaissance Preamps: PHONOThe phono preamp has the most-difficult job of all;
unequalizing and amplifing the tiny equalized signal
from your phono pickup to line-level; this is more
difficult than one might think; many phono-stages,
even very expensive ones, fall short in this task.
Bedini 66DE MM phono,
rack-mount + linestage.
Bedini 66DE MM MM + MC
Belles OCM-10 Phono pre,front panel controls include
MM + MC + Subsonic filter,
WonderCaps, quality build.
'sweeet' All-Tube MM-MC-PSU.
Canary Audio CA-400 MM+MC Phono
Preamp, Absoluten Spitzenklasse!!!,
hand-built w/TLC in California USA,
PURE-TUBE design with 4-12AX7 in
Phonostage + 6267 & 12BH7 in PSU.
NO step-up xfmrs! NO transistors! NO IC's!
detachable XLR-5 psu cable at both ends.
Factory-sealed A-stock. Buy today & save
60% on Quartet of fabled AllegroSound
12AX7B™ Original Reference Tubes™.
(or, you could pay 22x more for TruLife Reikon,
6x more for Abbingdon Music Research PH-77,
or a whopping 30x more for a Vitus MP-P201).
C800 linestage preamp also available.
Canary CA-400 phono preamp
no pickup this can't handle 0.15~7.0mv & quiet as a mouse
JR TRANSROTOR Phono Preamp,
internal DIP-switches optimize
performance with ALL pickups,
"coils" from 0.15 to 0.50 mv
and MM from 1.5 to 7.0 mv
(Rega Elys outputs a whopping
7 mv!, overloading lesser pres),
high-accuracy RIAA translation,
outboard ps, quiet as a mouse.
Transrotor Phono Preamp Wanna get away...to the concert hall?
fabled MFA Luminescence B1-1302-D
c.1990 all-tube preamp with matching
PSU (not in picture), aka "Lumi ",
Bruce Moore & Scott Frankland's
masterpiece of audio engineering,
all-octal mirror-imaged dual-mono
hard-wired wide-bandwidth low-fb
ground-breaking design, 2~600kHz!,
Phono and Line outputs each capable of
swinging 200Vp-p (now that's headroom!),
massive outboard TUBE PSU with 4 xfmrs!,
original Left-Right Volume pots upgraded
with precision Shallco stepped attenuators,
handles all MC & MM pickups 0.1~5.0 mv
(sell your MC step-up xfmr, this is better!),
external phono-loading jacks allow
precise matching to your fave MC/MM,
Phonostage tubes (4) 5691 + (2) 6EM7,
Linestage tubes (2) 6SN7 + (2) 6DN7,
matching black rack-mount chassis',
depth-of-field from here to Cleveland!,
arguably the finest phonostage extant,
very very exclusive, great investment.
(or, you could pay more for a new
AudioNote AN-S8 MC step-up transformer
(just a stepup, folks; no phono, no line)
or 4x more for new B.A.T. REX Linestage
and a Manley Steelhead Phonostage)
fabled MFA Luminescence preamp 
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