Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier

Sherod,

No evaluation yet, he's been waiting a long time for the Ref 3, and is quite irritated.

As usual, this whole preamp scenario boils down to break-in procedure, your electricity supply, your system, your tube selection (if applicable) your ears and preferences.

I'd like to arrange a comparison, or if someone else here can compare or borrow a Ref 3, that's fine too, I'm curious to hear the results.

Rdg
Thank you for your input. May I ask what your source, amp and speakers are and whether your room is accoustically treated? I am very curious to see what the AH does well with and what perhaps is better served by a different pre.
Joe

Source is a Sony xa9000es for SACD and a transport into an Audio Note DAC 2.1x for redbook. Amp is a Bryston 14B-SST. Speakers are Talon Audio Ravens. Treatments are minimal with Eighth Nerve response treatments.

The AH was burned in 24/7 over 3 weeks with a tuner signal running through it (when I wasn't listening to it) and I have three 20A dedicated lines one of which is allocated to the preamp.

The following preamps were recently in my system; Lamm LL2 deluxe, Hovland HP-100, Bryston BP-26 and Lamm L2 ref. The AH is a very nice preamp and certainly a huge value as it ran very well agaisnt the Hovland and "baby" Lamm. As for the Lamm L2 ref it just brought more to the party - better dynamics, deeper soundstage and more detail/realism than any other preamp thats been in my rack.

Rgd Thanks for taking the time to answer thoroughly. Some nice equipment there, plenty of sensitivity for a good evaluation!

Sherod and La45, have you had a chance to install RX8man's isolation kit and what do you think? My unit is with Joseph at the moment and we are contemplating having him float the board.
Sherod - any further interm update on the V caps progress? Once the bypass caps have broken in, will you be A-B comparing them to the V caps alone?
Thanks Joe