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Goldpoint Passive Preamps

I'm trying out some passive preamps and was wondering if anyone has tried the Goldpoint products. If so, which model, which attenuator, and which resistor. I'd also like to know what equipment you are using it with.

My equipment:

Transistor Research Labs D-225 solid state amp, 225 watts/per chammel, 67k ohm input impedance, .8V input sensitivity, 30db gain.

Spendor 1/2e speakers, 8 ohms, 88db sensitivity.

TRL Sony DVP-NS900V CDP, 2V output.

TRL Audio Mirror D1 Signature DAC, 1.5 output

Thanks in advance for your help.
clio09

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pubul57
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Has anyone tried the Goldpoints?
pubul57
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Plutos, which TVC?
pubul57
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These assessments must be incredibly system dependent. I had a TVC w/S&B 102 and a Pot-in-a-Box by Music Reference and in auditions, everyone consistently preferred the resitor-based attenuator. I think that my amps and very low capacitance Cardas GR cables do not require the impedance matching benefits of transformers and compared with the simpler attenuators is a bit less pure. I'm going to try the Gold Point as it is a stepped attenuator compared to the potentiometer (a very high quality one)in the PiaB. I think in my system attenuators work optimally and are as tranaparent as a volume control can be. By the way, the TVC sounded fantastic as well; it is not a matter of good or bad, just preference.
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