Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier

Let me make add a comment about the TA 18. We know that Joseph delivers products that are balanced and uncolored in their presentation. This amplifier has all of the excellent performance qualities we expect from Audio Horizons products. It is subtle, detailed, natural, lively. I found the most striking quality of this amplifier to be the way it handles the frequency extremes. I am amazed by its full range performance.

In this thread we devoted hundreds of posts in which we described the qualities of the TP 2.X preamplifier. I believe this amplifier is every bit as excellent as the TP 2.X is excellent. I'm interested to see how other audiophiles receive it.

Holy Cow this is a HUGE thread! I've come across this pre from a recommendation from someone who doesn't own it but recommend that I take a look. It seems to have everything that I need. Two Balanced outputs, remote and RCA inputs.

So the bazillion dollar question. How does it sound? Are you early owners still happy with it?

I have purchased a used 2.1nbr c/w clarity caps furutech IEC and HI-FI tuning fuses, and was hoping some owners may pipe in with a little help. I am experiencing some feedback issues...with no music playing, that and everytime I touch the case or anyhting like that, I hear it through my speakers. The tubes currently have some hiss in the background, am I experiencing a tube on its way home? Has anyone had this experience?

I am currently using the RCA's.

My other pre is an Audible Illusions L1 and I have heard nothing like this, hence my curiosity.

Thanks

I had I think a similar issue with my 2.1 and it turned out to be tube microphonics. Using Herbies tube dampers eliminated it by dulled the sound, floating the circuit board helped a bit, also you can try very gently bending the pins out just a bit on the offending tube to get a tighter connection. You can tell which tube is trouble by pulling off the top and while the unit is powered up and connected to speakers, gently tapping the tubes with a pencil eraser. You will hear if one tube is particularly microphonic.
The best solution however that I found that completely eliminated all noise and made the unit totally silent was to replace the tubes with other 6922's. I found Seimens 1960's cca's to be amazing in the unit, but also cheaper Amperex PQ's etc provide wonderful sound. Don't give up- it is a wonderful preamp and this should be able to be fixed easily. You can also talk to Victor or Joseph at AH and they will do everything in their power to help you.