Paul Weitzel mentioned "The Dude" to me in one of his emails. He said it has 2 power supply tubes and two 6SN7 active stage dual-triodes. Unlike some of his other preamps it won't have a separate chassis for the power supply and I don't believe it has a remote control.
The Dude by TRL
Has anyone heard the scuttle-butt on this new preamp? The Dude is a one box vacuum tube line stage preamplifier with a tube regulated power supply that feeds a dual mono design with 6SN7 driver tubes through a stereo stepped attenuator. The Dude ships with Sovtec 6SN7's, but I heard it sounds better using RCA Red Base 5692's instead. Word is, it will give most of the competition a serious kick in the pants at 3,500.00. One dealer stated it crushed a top of the line Cary in his showroom that went for close to 7,000. I don't believe "The Dude" was at the show . The fact that they are out with a proprietary tubed circuit product, for way under the normal tens of thousands, is remarkable. I have their SST-225 amp on order and may link it up with this new preamp. Please advise!
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