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How good is the Dodd battery powered preamp ?

I heard an early sample from Jan 07 and it was spooky with the superb s/n ratio and dead quiet background voices are Real and instruments have a nice woody tone ,or brassy real trumpet sound, and the Bass was very tight and fast. The review that was in 10 audio was a sample only running 2 of the 4 batterys all new models run 4 in series for unlimited current on demand , also the review sample provided from a dealer named in the review
is of little knowledge in electronics, the preamp had less than 60 hours on it ,therefore the teflon -Sonicaps were
not even close to be run in, no wonder the bass was a little shy .Wake up guys before you test any product make sure is has at least 200 hours on it to give the product a fair evaluation.
pjl2122
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audiotomb
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pjl

all four batteries don't run together
you run off two and the other two charge
you flip the switch (I do it daily)

great preamp
mine replaced an ARC LS 5 MK II

I love being off the grid
and the wood cabinets are gorgeous

great work by Gary in Texas
1markr
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I will certainly vouch for the Dodd battery preamp as well. I have been through a ton of preamps (owned), heard a few others, and even tried running sources direct to amp; the Dodd has me entirely satisified to a point that I am no longer looking for "more"!

I think Pj has it right....the latest config does use all four batts at the same time, and the run time is really, really long (> 20hrs.), while the charge time is short.

Agree with 'tomb above, it is a great preamp, easily customized sonics depending on the tubes used.
pubul57
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Any new comments on the Dodd?
mrjstark
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Pubul57
I think you have missed few posts that were in other threads.
I do not want to rewrite my thoughts in three different threads......but if you have a specific question, I will be happy to help and answer those for you.

Mariusz
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