Tube Research Labs Latest Dude Preamp


For those members following a recently closed thread about my TRL wows, I have an update. The manufacturer has contacted me and offered to replace my first generation unit with their latest and greatest unit free of charge. I spoke with Paul today and we have agreed on a framework to get this done.

This is an extremely generous gesture as the new model is radically different and more expensive then the generation it’s replacing. We had an interesting conversation about the new units fully balanced design that Paul feels will be a much better fit for my particular needs.

I was not expecting anything like this. They really have stepped up in a big way. Keep you all posted on the situation and hope to have some specifics on the new architecture and features soon.
cdente
Nice pics Dracule1 and a wonderful sounding unit. These Dudes are very special!
Only Paul can answer that for you. He does lots of custom stuff with the Dude but I have not seen one with remote.

Ask him. He feels they degrade sound, but I have heard him talk about a separate outboard motor etc to power a remote. Not sure if he has ever made one this way however.

Mine sounds so good I would walk into another room to change volume if I had to:-)