Its a good idea to only crosspost after the initial thread has died down in another forum to the point where Its not on the first page anymore, and If the new thread is more appropriate.
Im new at this one but I purchased a new 8 channel pre this weekend , a Yamaha MLA7. which is like pretty noiseless with 64db of boost. just perfect for my Akai DPS16. I dickered him down to $160.00 and got it. I cant wait to use it.