pubul57
Responses from pubul57
| Who is using passive preamps and why? I agree and I guess it comes down to how we answer the question, what is the best preamplifier? The one does nothing )very little) to the signal or the one that sounds best to us for whatever reason. In discussing this with Ken Stevens of CAT, he ... | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? What frequencies can "meat on the bone" be found? And are those flesh tones in the source signal, or added later? Or are active tube stages just keeping something from being lost that simply gets sucked up by essentially straight wire connection. ... | |
| I think I've made up my mind Did you mean it is not dynamic or that it does not have high frequency presence? | |
| Atma Sphere S30 amp Dpe, you might want to try the Music Reference RM10 MKII for a little more "tone". I think you can get them for $1,000 or so, PLEASE don't let the low price fool you. | |
| I think I've made up my mind "Extremely dull" sounds extremely extreme. | |
| Has anyone here tried the Lightspeed Attenuator? Well, since I soon will be joing the Lightspeed tribe, I was wonderering how many others have tried it since Clio9 and Fiddler's posts a year ago. I suspect the Stereophile review will be keeping George busy for a while.... | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? Anthony, if the Lightspeed is as good as it seems, I think it and the RM10 would put ALOT of $10-20K pre/amp combos to shame - IF 35 watts is enouuh power. Looking at the diminutive RM10 (size of a hardcover book) reminds me of that old Steinway p... | |
| I think I've made up my mind They said that? Great marketing if your looking for an unstable amp. | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? $450 shipped from Australia; it takes two weeks or so before shipping. I get the feeling the Stereophile review is making him busy. It will be interesting to compare with the Goldpoint and then I'll sell one or the other. Either way, these passive... | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? just ordered one from george. | |
| Power output of tube amps compared to solid states Unsound, I think you hit on it, some speakers simply need SS to be driven properly ans tube amps will not perform well with them - usually amps with low nominal input impedance, but perhaps more importantly speakers with big swings in impedance at... | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? I know it is a good thread when I understand half of it. On the issue of impedance matches and best pot ratings, I see the theoretical, and perhaps measureable difference, but are they audible (to most people)? I suspect that in my setup, whether ... | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? so 2 meters of Cardad Golden Reference 12pf/ft should be no problem for the passive approach, with with a 2 meter IC? | |
| Any better DAC then dCS Scarlatti? Maybe your Gyrodec? :) | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? Only to the extent that they offer pots with different ratings. Goldpoint has 10, 20, 25, 50, and 100kohm attenuators, and they'll recommend the right one for your system source and amp. |