@czarivey If the passive line stage has a no-gain tube or transistor it has a power supply. Buffered circuit to reduce output impedance.
Repair options for Placette passive linestage?
Just learned the sad news that Guy Hammel the erstwhile founder/owner of Placette Audio passed away. Any thoughts on repair options for what has otherwise been a flawless performer for the last eight years?
Specifically, my Placette audio passive linestage isn't transmitting a signal to my amps, and was only quasi responsive to inputs from the remote or the manual volume toggle (amber light was intermittent and I’d hear a few clicks before even those would shut down). Since then, the unit seems completely dead (no lights or reaction to remote or toggle inputs whatsoever). Seems like a power supply issue to me.
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@jasonbourne71 buffered circuit isn't passive means preamp isn't passive. |
FWIW, I don't know if there is a buffered circuit in these units. AFAIK, the power supply exists simply to provide remote volume control and input switching. This is the product listing page for anyone who's interested: http://www.placetteaudio.com/passive_line.htm |
Just want to make clear my unit didn’t have an issue and Guy just wanted to make sure I wouldn’t have any power supply issues down the road since he mentioned some do get flakey down the road. If I notice any oddity, just swap the ps unit he gave me. I just did the swap anyways as a just in case. Nothing improved or got worse. Just peace of mind |
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