I own one and my best friend also owns one. We love them. I have been through many phono preamps, each time upgrading, and this time I moved up from a KRELL KPE. He moved up from a GCPH. We both thought the Jasmine was not just a little better, but a lot better. Neither of us asked for a gain reduction switch, we just have the stock unit. He has the 2.0SI and I have 2.0 MKII. No noticable sound difference between them. It is so good that i use it for a demo phono stage at audio shows. Maybe you got a bad one.
Calling all owners - Jasmine LP 2.0 MKII
I've got about 4 full day's use on mine but do not like what I hear.
Question: How dramatically does this phono preamp change throughout break-in?
I hear distortion (spittiness and splashy bass as if it is running out of power) and a flat soundstage.
I am using the stock power cord and umbilical.
I compared it to my other three phono preamps - Hagerman Bugle, V-LPS, Biotronics Control Systems Gestalt (outstanding and extremely rare). They all are much clearer and cleaner.
It must be mentioned that I requested the Ebay seller to provide a reduction in global gain since I have loads of it with my Project Sunrise II headphone amp. They added a switch on the rear that cuts gain by about 5 dB.
Question: How dramatically does this phono preamp change throughout break-in?
I hear distortion (spittiness and splashy bass as if it is running out of power) and a flat soundstage.
I am using the stock power cord and umbilical.
I compared it to my other three phono preamps - Hagerman Bugle, V-LPS, Biotronics Control Systems Gestalt (outstanding and extremely rare). They all are much clearer and cleaner.
It must be mentioned that I requested the Ebay seller to provide a reduction in global gain since I have loads of it with my Project Sunrise II headphone amp. They added a switch on the rear that cuts gain by about 5 dB.