Hello Steve,
I have a Wavac PRT1 on trial and noticed that it is brilliant in every microdynamic respect regarding midbass to midrange to treble, however having lived with CAT preamp for 12yrs, it is lacking the visceral physical slam that one feels with big orchestral wacks like TItanic soundtrack, and though it has low bass it just does not seem as a solid underpinning of rhythm and pace demonstrated by CAT preamp on pieces from Sarah K, Holly Cole and Leonard Cohen. This is in my system and every system is different. But I will tell you that my system which consists of 2 powered subs per channel with CAT preamp has reproduced realistic orchestral impacts that are startling. Not so yet with the PRT1. Can PRT1 attain this type of character or is this the trade off: microdynamics for macrdynamics?
I have a Wavac PRT1 on trial and noticed that it is brilliant in every microdynamic respect regarding midbass to midrange to treble, however having lived with CAT preamp for 12yrs, it is lacking the visceral physical slam that one feels with big orchestral wacks like TItanic soundtrack, and though it has low bass it just does not seem as a solid underpinning of rhythm and pace demonstrated by CAT preamp on pieces from Sarah K, Holly Cole and Leonard Cohen. This is in my system and every system is different. But I will tell you that my system which consists of 2 powered subs per channel with CAT preamp has reproduced realistic orchestral impacts that are startling. Not so yet with the PRT1. Can PRT1 attain this type of character or is this the trade off: microdynamics for macrdynamics?