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| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? lartecafe, Do you mean the kind of noise that putting your ear against the speaker with no music playing but volume wide open? | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? atmasphereAs was mentioned already, Hattor offers PASSIVE and BUFFEREDMine is PASSIVE | |
| First Foray into XLR Anyone who says LRs are of little use is ignorant, or just plain stupid. SorryI upgraded my system over a decade ago from rca to fully balanced, but that IS the key. Many manufacturers pay lip service to balanced by providing XLR I/Os BUT their co... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? atmosphere, all I could find on the Baxandall was math and schematics. What good is that? | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? It is really well built, all shiny stuff is real metal, too, including the remoteMine is near the top of their product page. MSRP $995 | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? kosstHis site can be confusingHe offers straight passive as I have, also tube buffered and integrated | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? jadedavid, let me try it another waya light dry white wine vs a full bodied red. The white is bleached out compared to the many flavors in the fb red | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? erik you have me mixed up with 213runninthis discussion format needs a major upgrade so we can reply to the OP | |
| Can a power cord increase the resolution of an Class D (SMPS) amp by more than 5% ? I m using WireWorld power cords. He calls them PowerConditioners. They absolutely work, but how much better depends on your system | |
| ICEpower 1200AS - More details emerge erikthere's a pair of Nord mono amps in AudioGon classifieds. You might also check out there website | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? jadedavid. Let me try being abstract, a female robot (aka fembots) might look like a real woman but have no soul, or spirit. Soul might be better known as PRAT https://www.bing.com/search?q=PRAT%20audio%20anacronym&pc=cosp&ptag=G6C999ACB2... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? Sorry erik! Yes it was meant for you.213runnin. I started with the P 3 > then the P5 2.1 for the separate bass management circuit, which apparently does not interface with powered subs inputs. My plan all along was to eventually own a JC 2, but... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? I installed a Hattor XLR late Friday. It took about an hour to begin sounding good, and maybe just now has hit its sweet spot. It certainly solved most of the problems driving the 105 direct. It has a lot more VC control, in addition to a signifi... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? Another thing I did after IC and PC swap was to raise both the H and its power supply up on Machina Dynamica springs. Anther positive step that was instantly heard. These inexpensive iso/vib control devices are the real deal | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? eric,you may be confused as to which Parasound is the worst. My first was the P 3: the P5 was clearly way above it, but nothing like the Hattor. From there, the only 2 channel upgrade would be the JC 2 @ $4K well out of my budget, even usedWe ten... |