How good is the Dodd battery powered preamp ?

Pubul57
I think you have missed few posts that were in other threads.
I do not want to rewrite my thoughts in three different threads......but if you have a specific question, I will be happy to help and answer those for you.

Mariusz

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1211747942&openflup&28&4#28

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1214702443&openflup&10&4#10

http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=57513.msg517026;topicseen#new

I hope it makes it easier

Cheers

Mariusz

Well Pubul57, like I have said already - it is a close call between the two. Is Isabella better? In short, I like them both. Dodd can (or used to be) be had for $2495 which makes it one of the best values that I know off. Isabella is IMO just a bit better when it comes to sound stage and imaging.
It is also voiced to sound more on the warmer, fluid but still detailed side. The biggest diference is in its buil-in Isabellina DAC which is just awesome. However with DAC option Isabella price jumps to 6K which is quite expensive and puts it in completly different price frame then Dodd.
If I had extra 6K, I would go with RWA and its build-in DAC.
Dodd on the other hand will give you 95% of the Isabella performance and with careful speaker placement, right tubes and some diffusion it will make you stop looking.....at least for a while. I am planing to give RWA another try when my system will be at its 100% so I can ones again evaluate it and look closer into its bass performance which IMO was a bit more polite then Dodd.

Cheers
Mariusz

TVC or Resistence preamp?
I will be interested in your commparison.
Give Dodd some time to burn-in its Sonicaps. Word on the street is that they need 500h or more but 100-200 should get you 95% there.

Cheers
Mariusz

Sounds good
and keep us posted.

(I believe a lot of Dodd's or Isabella's performance has to do with excellent separation, low floor-noise and last but not least - pollutionless battery operation)

Cheers
Mariusz

Amps...yes. Pre.....no.
Considering its cost, reputation and some limited but positive experience with their amps .....it should be at least interesting.
I like Dodd........for 3K who wouldn't.
I am also interested in new RWA Isabella and will have it home for longer audition in few weeks. (My first impressions were very positive, especially the synergy with the build in DAC that just sounded fantastic - vinyl. It simply took my Droplet to the territory I did not knew existed ......at least not in that price range.) The only thing stopping me from the purchase is the price ($5500 with NOS non-up sampling DAC)
but I am working on it. Very, very hard. ;)

Cheers
Mariusz