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https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0202/silbatone.htm

So it seems the review above is one of those reviewer unadulterated raves. Well dammit it all if you had this piece in your system i would challenge you to say bad things about it. Ok, so it is three large chassis, takes up quite a bit of physical real-estate, weights what seems like a ton and costs $30,000. So what?!?! The end result is a unit that reproduces music beyond that of any other pre-amplifier ever heard… and i have heard more than one cares to mention. This is not a subtle improvement over my reference units either, but then again all my reference pre-amplifiers price added together do not equal the price of this unit. Sadly, i decided to not sell a few of my chachkies to buy this unit. The good news (for me) is that the United States distributor Joe Roberts sent me the Silbatone JI300 integrated 300B stereo integrated amplifier. While it is not battery powered, next month my review of the JI300 will be complete and we may get some idea where the magic to this Silbatone stuff is. If you have the financial means to buy the C-102 pre-amplifier, this wonderful piece is beyond any lousy Class rating system or fave of the month club. What we have here is something so far beyond what i previously felt possible that the gauntlet has been raised for other designers to step up to the challenge. Of course in the end what really matters is that you…