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| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? WOW, just WOWDo I really need to include "critical' listening? Mind is officially blown now | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? well, considering you're still pushing 100% PURE BS, it's about time you stop | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? I have owned tube amps (including OTLs), tube preamps and cd players within and as a part of all tube systems,. I have also owned class A and AB amplifiers. They were all compromises in some way. I like to listen during the day as background mus... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? ROFLMAO. Had you ASKED questions instead of assuming, I would not have added the last sentence | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? Your assumption that I am doing all this just for the Hattor is incorrect. And 'respectfully disagreeing' doesn't change the realityThe changes were already in motion as I had sold my Parasound P5 preamp and had been using my 105 direct to the E... | |
| 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 |