Mark Levinson made the first one back around 1980. It was the ML6 and sold for $6K the pair. Outrageous price then, now pocket change for today’s moneyphiles (who dominate the High End).
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Lamm LL1 Signature is a true mono block preamp. completely separate left and right dual chassis. no remote volume control. https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/lamm-ll1-1-signature-dual-mono-preamplifier/ Gryphon Commander likely comes next closest, as it even has two power cords....and a separate power supply connection for the control processes. https://gryphon-audio.dk/shop/preamplifiers/commander when you consider the switching and gain functions there is a need for a common control chassis. the Lamm is a bit too ’hair shirt’ for many with no remote volume control. a non-starter for most people. |
Coincident Statement linestage is true dual mono, to get all those parts into one chassis would require it to be quite large and affect performance, what with emi/rfi. Two chassis, one control unit, signal path only, other for power supply. I think this better configuration vs power supplies in both chassis, just for the emi/rfi alone. The two mono volume selectors can be a pain, and no remote available.
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