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<img src="http://www.tonepublications.com/media/monk-pre.jpg" alt="First Impression: Monk-Audio Tube Preampli-le petit" class="thumbnail large post-image" /><p>We were so impressed with the <a href="http://www.tonepublications.com/analogaholic/the-monk-audio-phonostage/" target="_blank">Monk-Audio three input phonostage </a> that we’ve made it part of our permanent reference collection.</p>
<p>Their latest effort, labeled the “tube preampli-le petit, still features three inputs, though this time utilizes a pair of 12AX7 tubes instead of the solid-state construction of their larger model. *Gone is the ability to adjust gain, loading and EQ, but the pricetag is very attractive – about $1,300. With the cost of the EAR 834P ever increasing, this could very well be its replacement.</p>
<p>Initial listening with a Denon DL-103r cartridge mounted on an SME 309 tonearm with the AVID Ingenium turntable reveals, a lively, dynamic sound with a very low noise floor. *In the weeks to come, we’ll be trying a handful of MM and MC cartridges, and report back with a full review.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-8615" title="monk inside" src="http://www.tonepublications.com/media/monk-inside.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="440" /></p>
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[Source: http://www.tonepublications.com/analogaholic/first-impression-monk-audio-tube-preampli-le-petit/]
<img src="http://www.tonepublications.com/media/monk-pre.jpg" alt="First Impression: Monk-Audio Tube Preampli-le petit" class="thumbnail large post-image" /><p>We were so impressed with the <a href="http://www.tonepublications.com/analogaholic/the-monk-audio-phonostage/" target="_blank">Monk-Audio three input phonostage </a> that we’ve made it part of our permanent reference collection.</p>
<p>Their latest effort, labeled the “tube preampli-le petit, still features three inputs, though this time utilizes a pair of 12AX7 tubes instead of the solid-state construction of their larger model. *Gone is the ability to adjust gain, loading and EQ, but the pricetag is very attractive – about $1,300. With the cost of the EAR 834P ever increasing, this could very well be its replacement.</p>
<p>Initial listening with a Denon DL-103r cartridge mounted on an SME 309 tonearm with the AVID Ingenium turntable reveals, a lively, dynamic sound with a very low noise floor. *In the weeks to come, we’ll be trying a handful of MM and MC cartridges, and report back with a full review.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-8615" title="monk inside" src="http://www.tonepublications.com/media/monk-inside.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="440" /></p>
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[Source: http://www.tonepublications.com/analogaholic/first-impression-monk-audio-tube-preampli-le-petit/]