Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier


Anyone famaliar with the manufacturer,and in particular
this pre amp.The credentials and testimonials seem
impressive.The advertised 10 day audition is appealing.
markwatkiss
Total heresy here but I'll toss out the suggestion anyway:
optional tone controls (mainly the ability to roll off highs for bad recordings). I use it on my McIntosh C46 judiciously
and find it hard to live without. (Just try listening to early Beatles without it.)
There is an underground demand for this, even if it degrades the performance a bit.
Even if you don't use it for your speakers, it's great for headphone listening (Grados and AKGs really benefit from some roll off, as do many speakers.) I like to feed my headphone amp from my preamp to get remote volume control capability (most headphone amps have no remote),
and the treble roll-off is really needed sometimes.
As an option, this would be great. Of course, there should be a bypass switch. I think it would set your preamp apart from the field, as no competitor offers it (except Mac and Accuphase, as far as I can see.) Thanks!
Victor i like your idea for 2.1 and will be checking this thread for the release of your new upgrade. I could not be any happier with my AH preamp. I know if you have ideas for making that fine unit better i am all for it.
On the input side i would like a phase reversal switch. Vinyl is my front end of choice for superior sound and some lps are pressed out of phase, a phase SW would make life easier.
Rgs92 i am also a Beatles disciple and read you post on the early recordings. Have you tried the MFSL or the English blue box recordings on vinyl, no problems with upper frequencies. I was going broke trying to find early pressing that had good sound. I still give early lps a shot but enjoy my reissues better sound wise.
Victor,
With this new, upgraded version on Joseph's drawing board, will this be available as an upgrade to the older 2.0 as well as the 2.1 or will it be different enough in topology to qualify it as an all new model preamp? Without giving any proprietary details away, can you tell us what the basic improvements will be? Will the upgrades be mainly in the linestage circuitry or the power supply?
stltrains, thank you for the suggestions. Unfortunately,
I only use CD/SACD as a source.
Rgs92.
Luxman has a new preamp with tone controls also.

As we all know audiophiles look down on tone controls but will spend $100's and even $1000's on cables to do the same thing. I for one would welcome tone controls if it could be done without degrading the signal, perhaps as you suggested by switching it out.
Frank