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| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? I have sometimes thought about constructing a version of NP’s B1 buffer Nelson did make first the B1 buffer for the Lightspeed Lightspeed so it could drive my customers low input impedance First Watts and Pass Labs. It wasn’t known as the B1 then... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? mitch2 the only one remaining that interests me is Townshend’s Allegri The Allergri is nice, but being a TVC (transformer volume control) they are coloured, nice but not transparent to the source. Here is an A/B a member here Rob_j did betw... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? bache Take a lookAlexus preamp Very nice, a little expensive.$995 You get the same type of volume control in the $699 Freya from Schitt. Plus you can switch it from passive (as the Alexus is) to two different active buffer modes with a li... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Don't worry mrdecibel I had to have Nelsons view again, so I emailed him, and asked under "ideal conditions" when only the passive (<3o'clock) is used what happens to the active stage, this is what he said again without revealing what the "pa... | |
| Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!! Lucky for you George! You can continue to let test equipment judge how audio gear sounds for you. Yes, that in conjunction with listening, repeated and measured over and over if necessary is the only way to get the best. "snake oil" voodoo should... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Give it a rest, it’s like you get on your horse, when you got a few shots of something under your belt, and that turns you into some one that just need to create angst. Leave it alone no-one is going to believe you over Nelson Pass about his own ... | |
| Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!! All is good JA's still kicking, we've still got the bench tests and measurements.Sorry voodoo'ist for getting your hopes up, you'll just have to stick another pin in the doll.Re: Missing MeasurementsSubmitted by John Atkinson on May 3, 2018 - 9:27... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? I’m over you. Go back to your F5 with high gain active preamp and keep pushing it, because you can’t use this Aleph L when it’s at it’s best in passive mode, only maybe after 3 o’clock, and as Nelson says you’ll take a sound quality hit.And please... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? kosst, go away, where ever you go angst follows. The same goes for this Aleph L preamp it’s one of his favourites, and it came to us audiophiles when it was needed, as he said "we way to much gain in our sources and amps" so it’s not needed at... | |
| Can a power cord increase the resolution of an Class D (SMPS) amp by more than 5% ? Well, in the case of the new Hurricane power cord from Audioquest you can attribute part of its very high performance to wire diectionality Once again, a wire that acts like a diode, "snake oil". Brilliant it's trying to rectify the mains, wh... | |
| Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!! You get so many (well meaning) here, recommending x amp for someone with x speakers. Without knowing if that amp can drive the impedance/-phase of that speaker. This is where it’s very good to be able to see and understand the measurements and the... | |
| Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!! This place I use does even more measurements than Stereophile does, but doesn't talk about them as much, and you need to get a password to get into it. and there's not as many either.http://www.milleraudioresearch.com/avtech/index.htmlCheers George | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Like so many things he’s designed, it’s a quirky component with a narrow appeal. It’s one of his pride and joys as he’s stated, and said it’s a wonder it hasn’t made him filthy rich, not that he’s not already. Give him a break? You’re banging on ... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Please give the man a break, he’s earn’t his dues and his credibility, more than you, I, Ralph and everyone else here put together. No wonder he doesn’t come here.Nelson Pass on the Aleph L preamp. "Less than <0.1% at full volume" (with active ... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? However, it must then be considered what happens between the passive preamp and the amplifier, how long are the cables, and what is the input impedance of the amplifier? All of these are factors contributing to the successful use of a passive pre... |