November 2, 2023
Editor’s Choice Award 2023
MBL N11
With seven inputs (five RCA, two XLR) and seven outputs (four RCA, three XLR) as well
as an optional phonostage, the Noble Line N11 is equipped to handle just about everything in your system. What makes this single-stage preamp stand out is its remarkable “unity gain” volume control, which lowers the amount of boost applied to incoming signals and thereby audibly lowers noise, increases transparency and resolution, and expands dynamic range. A sonically remarkable bit of engineering. JV, 287
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MBL 6010 D
This superb solid-state preamp has a noise floor so incredibly low that it consistently resolves fine harmonic and dynamic details that simply aren’t audible through other great preamps. At the same time its transient speed and authority are highly realistic. To ice the cake, it is neutral in tonal balance, with excellent imaging and soundstaging, and superior ambience retrieval. One of JV’s longstanding references. JV, 164
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