McIntosh C70 vs PS Audio BHK Preamp. Which is better?

We decided to compare 2 of our favourite preamps under $10,000 CDN. The PS Audio BHK is a class leader, designed by Bascom H. King. Based on a hybrid tube/MOSFET circuit, it is a line stage-only preamp with no phono input. It sells for $8,399 CDN.

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The McIntosh C70 was released to commemorate the company's 70th Anniversary. It is an all-tube design with MM/MC phono stage.Price is $9,450 CDN

Both are balanced designs

We talk about our individual experiences in this video. Each of us listened independently, making sure that levels were matched. As always, this video is unscripted, and represents our personal thoughts.

The system we used was Roon playing Tidal, MSB Discrete DAC with full size Premier Power Base, Dan' D'Agostino Progression Monoblocks and the Wilson Audio Alexia 2 speakers. Cables were all Audioquest.

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