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Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
Not me I have not tried it but anytime I have tried going direct with other equipment, the sound is clean but missing nuance and dynamics. 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
Stltrains - I get great sound with wood floor and an area rug between speakers and listening position - good luck with your setup -it should be very workable 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
Nice to see the great review of AH effort's. 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
jojo - Welcome and thanks for your input. Your description helps put the differences between 2.0 and 2.1 in perspective.sltrains - I could tell the differences between balanced and RCA right away (with no breakin on the XLR cables), even my brothe... 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
Slttrains - congrats on a good decision in a complex obsession prone enviroment:) I am very happy for your excellent synergy among your pieces of equipment. It is so healing to be able to sit back and let the music transport you to wonderland. Bil... 
My VR4SR MK2's.......now I get it
IMO you never get used to crappy sound of the type one might hear in breakin such as strident highs, uneven registers, and lack of musicality in gerneal. I do think that speakers are usually much more dramatically in need of breakin due to the mec... 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
Another vote for keeping the discussion on the thread as I too am interested, knowing that nothing is gospel and that you have to heard for yourself with your room, equipment and set of ears. I mostly use a grand piano in the same room as my refer... 
budget Cables / Interconnects recommendations?
Guerilla Audio cables IMO are a great value and have a home trial policy. The owner Jason bends over backwards to make you happy and graciously accepts his returns. 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
Good detective work, stltrains. Do you notice a more dynamic sound without the damper? 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
Mark - Thanks for your detailed, cogent and honest Ref 3 comparision. While 4X AH price is out of my current league, it is nice to hear anbout a really great product. 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
StlTRains - The other responders are right that NOS can be microphonic, but I had alot more trouble with microphonics with Siemens E188cc's than with my cca's. I own two seperate quads of these. IMO they should not ring even without the use of dam... 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
strltrains - also take off the rubber dampers and see what it sounds like. It should be much more lively and dynamic. My cca's were very much better without dampers. Of course you have to watch for microphonics, but floating the circuit board or s... 
My VR4SR MK2's.......now I get it
Welcome to the family of very happy VR4SR owners. My delight with mine continues at 18 months, still surprised at finding more instruments and kinds of music that the speakers do splendidly. Have bought more music since getting the speakers than I... 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
Ah, so you use as your benchmark the welll memorized live instrument and then remember the comparisons to this. Do you keep notes as you go along? 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
I just have to toast your auditory memory. You are listening throughout a 100 hour break-in and still remembering what the unmodded 2.0 sounds like for comparision. I would have to have the units side by side and do my comparisons that way unless ...