Not a shock to me. Elegant solutions often appeal to me and can yield excellent results if executed correctly. Single gain stage with a euphonic tube, adequate 9dB of gain, no feedback. It’s often more surprising to me when more complex circuits manage to yield excellent sound. Now, imagine if you upgraded caps, volume control, etc. Lots of possibilities. Have fun! |
@skids I probably will. Its a great tube preamp but I think i need to chase the moreplay type of sound. And ya I definitely plan on doing mods that are recommended to take it further... and tube roll. If it had a remote I probably wouldn't bother with another preamp for some time! |
The Moreplay is a seriously good preamp for the money. I like my Cary SLP-05 better but the Moreplay was close to my PS Audio BHK preamp. If you upgrade the capacitors and do a little tube rolling it gets even better than the stock kit. As the OP noted it has a terrific soundstage and great tonality. Biggest downside I found is that 6V6 tubes tend to be noisy and microphonic. Since the volume control is after the gain, adjusting volume lower does reduce the noise but it also decreases the gain which might be an issue depending on what amp and speakers you are using. Bottlehead has announced an imminent price hike so it will only be $439 for a few more days. It goes up to $479 on 10/22. The kit is complete and a very easy build. |
