@yyzsantabarbara I ended up not needing a preamp, I use a Legacy Audio Wavelet II as my Preamp. I drive the top of my Legacy Focus XD's with the Coda and the internal amps in the speakers drive the bass. The Wavelet II has room correction software in it.
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Spatial is supposed to be shipping the first "wave" from pre orders of this preamplifier in May, does anyone have one on order? Was hoping to hear about it from AXPONA but I guess they were not there. It's on my list for future possibilities. It seems to check all my boxes if I need a preamp.
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@yyzsantabarbara The remote on the Raven works very well even at 20-25 ft as long as it has a clear line of sight to the preamp |
@yyzsantabarbara The Raven employs an output transformer so should support AES48. There is a correct loading for the output transformer that will prevent it ringing- you might inquire how that is handled. Traditionally if the output transformer is designed to drive a low impedance balanced line, it will be designed to drive 600 Ohms. On older gear if the load wasn't present on the line there would often be a switch allowing a 600 Ohm resistor to be placed across the output of the transformer to prevent ringing. A that point a much higher impedance load (10K-100K) could be placed across the output with no worries about being able to drive it. Perhaps @donsachs will respond with more information. |
The Raven will drive any power amp with an input impedance between 10K to 220K, in either RCA single-ended mode (which uses half the transformer secondary) or XLR balanced mode (which uses the full secondary). The output transformer is optimized to deliver clean square waves over this impedance range. |
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