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    Cool Onkyo P-3000R preamp

    Has anyone heard this preamp? I'm considering getting one either from music direct or amazon. They both have 30 day money back guarantees. The price is good at $1699 USD.

    It looks great on paper and I can't find a bad review on it. Or is it an overrated piece of junk.

    Let me know either way. Thanks.

    http://us.onkyo.com/Products/model.p...urce=prodClass

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    Re: Onkyo P-3000R preamp

    Looks good, and I would expect it to also sound good. Also, having a DAC is another feature. The biggest negative that would prevent me from using it if I were looking for a pre is it doesn't have two sets of analog balanced inputs, and balanced outputs. So I would have to buy new cables to use it. On the other hand, it does have a balanced digital input for the DAC.
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    Re: Onkyo P-3000R preamp

    HI Dave.............its not a bad Preamp for the price(although never pay full retail) i heard it hooked up to the Onkyo Mono Blocs which were powering the Kef Blades for a few hours and it did a decent job-good build quality and easy to use.
    Kef Blades 006.jpgKef Blades 009.jpg

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    Re: Onkyo P-3000R preamp

    Quote Originally Posted by BlueFox View Post
    Looks good, and I would expect it to also sound good. Also, having a DAC is another feature. The biggest negative that would prevent me from using it if I were looking for a pre is it doesn't have two sets of analog balanced inputs, and balanced outputs. So I would have to buy new cables to use it. On the other hand, it does have a balanced digital input for the DAC.
    Yeah, I agree. It's packed with features. The DAC has upsampling too. Bass and treble controls are nice to me as well. I noticed that regarding the lack of balanced ins and outs. It shouldn't be that much of a problem to me. Sometimes single-ended sounds better as long as the cables are very well-shielded.

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    Re: Onkyo P-3000R preamp

    Quote Originally Posted by volks View Post
    HI Dave.............its not a bad Preamp for the price(although never pay full retail) i heard it hooked up to the Kef Blades for a few hours and it did a decent job-good build quality and easy to use.
    Kef Blades 006.jpgKef Blades 009.jpg
    Cool, thanks for the feedback. As far as price, I can't seem to find an online store that's selling for less...again, since I'm taking a chance sound wise, I like the 30 day money back guarantee of music direct and amazon. Or even the Onkyo store.

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