Audio Research LS16 MKII

it is very good system

Mine is an ARC LS 16 Mark II.

This is an outstanding preamp. The sound is resolved and dynamic. I've been in the hobby for 30 years and have owned many components. This one will stay in my system for years. The sound quality and build quality would be hard to surpass at twice the...

The unit purchased was an LS16MKII. It replaces (so far as the line stage is concerned), an SP9MKIII, although that unit continues to be used for phono amplification. I had also had available for use, over a period in excess of a month, of an LS 22,...

I was looking for a tube preamp that had good transparency and soundstage without sounding too warm or lush in the midrange. The LS16 is fairly neutral while still retaining a bit of that tube magic.