PMG Signature Preamplifier

I could not tear myself away. I must have spent almost three hours listening. I’ve never heard my system sound this good. First impressions are that this preamp does EVERYTHING right.

The notes just continue to linger in the air like I’ve never heard before. They seem to just float. The decay is amazing. The transients are mouth watering good.

I thought that I couldn’t get much more out of my system & I am delighted I was wrong

Lots of good stereos do this leading edge attack well on loud high dynamic music. The PGM does it at medium and quieter passages. Percusion and piano have this leading edge attack at all sound levels. I can hardly wait to pair is with the PGM DAC.

Well even with little time running this is the most significant improvement in memory I have experienced. The PMG is better than the BHK virtually across the board with the greatest improvements in the bass (solidity, tunefulness) and soundstage/image specificity and tonal balance low to high.

You will notice more low level detail, probably because of its lower noise floor. The PMG can negotiate complex material and resolve detail while the BHK renders it more homogeneous.

This is a very special piece of gear. No make that very, very special. My system is at the stage where I am very happy with incremental improvements. To get a large jump in performance like this was a delightful surprise.

Flowing thru the PMG Pre, I’ve never heard better digital playback. It’s absolutely stunning. My prior reference was a full CH Precision 10 series system with Stenheim Ultime Two speakers.

Started playing the last thing I listened to - Beirut’s new album, A Study of Losses. First song - sounds nice. Second song - sounds really nice, then one minute into the song, the soundfield just explodes. Wider, deeper and yet more in-your-face than I have ever heard. WOW. That’s all it took - BHK is getting packed up and sent back.

I found a substantial realism improvement across the board. More natural and just real sounding. A better tone and realism to instruments. Piano for example… wow!

Sound staging: Wider and more focussed with a better centre image being the cherry on top!

The thing that impresses most, though, is the quiet. PSA boasts some very low noise figures, and the silence is deafening

Much to my chagrin the PMG preamp easily beat out the BHK. If it were close, I was going to keep the BHK and spend the money I had saved on the PMG DAC which I also put a deposit on. After what Paul has said about the DAC I am sure that it is a keeper.

Since I was only able to listen to pianist and orchestra live recently, I particularly appreciate the timbre fidelity and accuracy of the PMG preamplifier here.

Long story short, he was so impressed with the performance of the PMG Pre that he has already put his Conrad Johnson up for sale. The PMG is much quieter and even fuller sounding than the much more expensive tubed CJ, amazing, even with patch cord level XLR’s.

A wonderful intimacy and presence of vocals and instruments were evident in the overall presentation, and a clean and pure sound was the norm. The bass presentation was at a new high as well, full-bodied, tight, and with superb clarity.

Boy, the moment I dropped the needle on one of my favorite LPs, my jaw dropped. Compared to the old preamp, the PMG preamp in balanced mode is more transparent, quieter background, better dynamics and fuller sounding. The tone is clean, pure, and liquid.

Glorious music immediately poured from my speakers. I have been struck by the improved spatial localization of instruments and vocals, tighter bass and smoother highs. It’s been running about 28 hours now and continues to improve. I’m impressed. It replaces the MKII and clearly is a big improvement of my already good system

It is uber-transparent, letting me hear deeply into every track I played through my system. It’s also extremely quiet, letting me hear fantastic detail and dynamics, even at very low volume levels.

It's sweet, it's engaging. No listening fatigue. Lot's of resolution but never hardness. But it does have this powerful sound. It makes your power amplifier sound more powerful.