Wyetech Labs Ruby Std preamp - any views?

Hello Spirit,
I'm not familiar with the Hovland preamp. Given the evolution of your system and its present make up I'd think that you have achieved both transparency and realistic tonal warmth. My gut feeling is that the Wyetech Ruby STD is as good as advertised when you consider the pedigree.
Charles,

Hi F1a,
Agree with you wholeheartedly, transparency and tonal warmth can and
do coexist. The audiophile dictionary has yet to be written so terms have
various meanings to different people. Transparency to me means the
absence of a veil or scrim that's between you and the music presented in
front of you. The more effectively this obstruction is removed, the more
transparent your sound will be. This will allow the true sound of
instruments and voice to be heard more naturally. This more natural and
honest sound does reveal the full tonality and body that is present. Live
acoustic instruments have much color, timbre distinction, vibrancy and
weight, this is what true transparency reveals. If in doubt, go listen to
someone playing an instrument un- amplified. The current Hifi definition of

transparency seems to be accepted as a thinner and lean sound which is
wrong in my opinion. All this does is strip away the natural full
and complete tone and rich harmonics that exist in reality. SET amps really

opened my ears to this more realistic-natural sound.
Charles,

Spirit,
Pavpet has owned both, so I imagine he found the"relative" difference to be rather substantial between the Wyetech and Hovland. Certainly this doesn't mean your findings or impression would be similar.

Regarding Wyetech's pedigree, I was acknowledging their track record of success for truly musical SOTA sound. Hovland could be equally deserving but I'm not as familiar with them.
Charles,

Best sounding products and best managed businesses don't always go hand in hand unfortunately.

Hi Brf,
If you don't mind I'd be interested in readingI your impression of the Ruby STD, sure seems to be a fine product.
Charles,