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| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? George, your info would be spot on IF the AA did not have 2 gain options (I was unaware how valuable that is). I didn't try the base gain until late last night: where did the music go? I quickly reengaged the + 6dB and viola. Im a very happy campe... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? lartecafe "SHOULD BE SIMPLE"? First, my mnd is officially blown after replacing my Emerald Physics 100.2SE monos (with upscale fuses) with an Audio Alchemy DPA-1, (125w @ 8 ohms) Having 2 Gain options are crucial in my case; seems my Hattor Pass... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? a marriage made in heavenAfter waiting at home all freakin day for my Audio Alchemy DPA-1 stereo amp (had to sign), it showed up after 8pm. It only has ~ 100 hours, so a lot more break in awaits, BUT...OMGosh, after about an hour for my entire ... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? When I first switched over to XLR, decade+ ago, I compared a 0.5m v 1.0m of the identical run of the identical XLR ICs. The difference was immediately apparent | |
| Core Power Technologies amg56, et alI know this situation is extremely frustrating. However, If you've ever been involved in the sale/purchase of a business, you would know it takes time for both parties to go through EVERYTHING (Due Diligence) and both parties are typic... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? When I inserted a Hattor XLR passive (sans buffer) between my Oppo 105 and my then EP 100.2SE amps(newest AA amp on its way) everything improved, especially bassIt could be that my system is 100% balanced, Isn't everybody doing that by now? | |
| Class D Ncore Atsah in the house I have owned Jef Roland kit and he is a great designer, but does anybody really think he is smarter than all the other designers moding NCore/Hype, etc? | |
| Class D Ncore Atsah in the house I used to be a retailer, and have owned a tn of amps, preamps, etcIn class A I owned a Kinergetics KBA 75 and decades later a Parasound A23. Tubes; Joule Electra OTLs, 4 Accoustat servo amps (modified), Moscode 600, Class D has come a long way.... | |
| Core Power Technologies Great GREAT newsA big sigh of relief | |
| Carver Amazing Line Source Speakers Patience is only necessary when there are witnesses | |
| Class D Ncore Atsah in the house WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS THREAD? THIS TECH SHOULD BE FRONT AND CENTER | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? I just found this out reading my Hattor is a review. Scratching my head as George said my Hattor is not compatible impedance wise The guy responsible for the Khozmo passive also makes an upmarket version (ed Hattor) with super-duper resistors, ba... | |
| Core Power Technologies I started with the 300 just for my pre and Oppo 105. It blew away my PS Audio Premier Power Plant. I then upgraded to the 1200 and uggedd 4 amps + pre and Oppo, ut that was a touch too much, so I got the 1800 and lived happily ever after | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? Very Cool. I thought Tortuga offered a buffer | |
| Core Power Technologies ozzy To add to Lak's comments. We beta testers went through a lot testing Deep Core versions 1-2. The first one I had caught fire, the 2nd one blew SR Blue fuses etc, and I know droleg's damaged his other equipment. I know we can never get full... |