Here comes the Dude. What to expect?

Sprague caps and many of them in addition to an overbuilt tube regulated power supply contribute much to the superlative sound the Dude produces.

No upgrade itch here, just musical pleasure.

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Thanks for the update.

8man,

Finally we have a component that abides. Kind of like someone we know.

You guys should read what Gallant Diva has to say about his Dude preamp on his virtual system thread. Very interesting and exciting.

The Dude is a great music maker and the word is getting out! I am happy that more and more Audiogon members are enjoying this wonderful preamp.

I wonder what the Dude would sound like with V-caps at the output stage ? May be this is a good for TRL.

Tuongsy, it could sound very good, but there is only one way to find out. I was interested in the Clarity MRs and Mundorf Supremes and eventually decided on 22 uF supremes in the output stage. Give it a try and let us know. Another friend uses the V-caps in his Musical Design pre-amp output stage and likes them very much....