I got my preamp which was a Sha Gold that had been upgraded to Meastro status for $400 b/c it had a bad channel. I sent it to MAR and for a couple hundred they got her working fine. Since then I've sent it back for a few upgrades andhave been pretty happy w/ it. I'll always keep it b/c they are such great headphone amps, but what made me really appreciate the old thing was getting a new BAT preamp in here. The VK-32SE goes for $8000 MSRP and you know, that old Melos holds it's own against it here.

Anyway, the people at MAR are great folks so anytime you see any classic Melos stuff don't be scared of it. I may pick up there three piece preamp, Music Director 333, one day if a good deal comes along. It'll keep up w/ anything up to 10K still that is made today.