Hyperion HPS-938 speakers

No- Dodd as well as many others have two sets of outputs for bi-amping. So you can easily connect one amp to pre-out -A- and 2nd amp to pre-out -B-.

Bill - you could not sell it even if you really wanted.
Gary sells direct - no dealers. That helps to keep the costs down. Untill you hear it - your opinion is very.....baseless. We had a -Audio Rave- yesterday with whole bunch of people and gear. All agreed that Dodd was a very special - we also had a shot out between Dodd vs Modwright. It was very interesting to say the least. I will post my impressions on the other thread where I meantion those two going head to head at each other. Garage ?......maybe - but one does not need a fency store front and gazilions spend on adds to be respected and well known within the audiophile circles. Gary is very profecional and cares more about costumer satisfaction then most butique and well known brands. I tought that you should know that while looking down on the little guy that seems to trouble some competition.......and maybe even you Bill - is that the one of the best gear comes from ......yes the little guys like Dodd / Supratek / Audio Horizon /Modwright/RWA/Emerald Physics and many many others. But I can asure you Bill - Dodd is a such a small outfit that you should not worry. Onother thing Bill - neither did I or reviewers that actually had some experience with Dodd noticed what you said about the limitation of dynamics ....I am not sure....but hey - we that own or heard Dodd must be wrong and you are right then. I am not really interesred in proving you wrong ......what is the point....all I will say is this - it is a awesome preamp for the money that kicks butt .......battery or not. Garage or front page of Stereophile mag. .......does not matter. It it the listener that holds the final vote. And my vote goes to DODD Audio.

Two - like you said - power line problems can be addressed with many filters / conditioners / PC / dedicated lines and isolated ground for all audio components.....but it costs money and lots of it - I should know. Besides it does not always eliminates the problem complitly.
Especially true in big cities like NY.

So enjoy reading all the positive feedbacks from Dodd users here and on Audio Circle.

Cheers

Mrjstark,
Still looing into this setup. It looks like in HT pass through coming from the processor through to the stereo preamp a pair in a pair out, not two pair out to the amp. It appears that in pass through mode it will only pass a single pair through. Will I have to use a (I'm using balanced) splitter at the amp to get the full four channels for the biamp? If so, does the splitter effect the sound if using high quality cables??

Thanks,

David

Hi Dave,
Are you sure that only one set of pre-outs is active in HT mode? I have not tried this feature yet but I would think that both pre-out sets are active......I could be wrong though.
If in fact that is the case there is always another way.

If you are thinking to use a switcher , call Lloyd Peppard of Mapletree Audio to design one for you. It should not cost you more then $200 (I think it is called LR Pro switcher). He lives in Canada and you can contact him by calling him: tel - 613 387 3830 or
by email: Lloyd@mapletreeaudio.com

You can also call Walter of Underwood to assist you in custom build preamp or call Gary of Dodd directly.

Walter's phone: 770 667 5633 email: underwoodwally@aol.com

Gary Dodd- phone: 972 276 6865 email: doddaudio@doddaudio.biz

Another way would be to look for true balance preamp that would do the trick.......but to get that kind of quality it will cost an arm and a leg.

If balance is what you must use then go for quality switcher or balance preamp. However I would contact few people first to see if some design changes are possible to fit your needs.

Regards
Mariusz

Mariusz,It was a hard decision, looked at the Dodd and the Mac C-2200 and had to go with the Mac.  The Dodd was a close second.  Just think I will get a great match out of the Mac with my Mac MC-207. It should be here on Monday. Can't wait to get in in an run in. Will keep you up to date once I get it all together.

Thanks,

David