pubul57
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| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Well one thing does seem for sure. It is worth trying the PLacette to see what you think in your system, with your music, with your tastes. To me it was revelatory. IN the end you may not like the passive route for whatever reason. But it seems to... | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Audiomadness. Thanks for the clarification - it makes sense to me now. There is obviously a lot of different experiences out there regarding the use of passives (I did not really know what they were 8 weeks ago). In my system I don't think an acti... | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Audiomadness, I'm confused by your statement: "Unfortunately it does not stand a chance against aesthetix in terms of speed, transparency, soundstage." Is the "it" the Placette you prefer to the Aesthetix, or to the group of other pres you auditio... | |
| Bent Audio TAP? What do you consider "low impedance". | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Well, after six weeks of A/B evaluations, I have sold my CAT SL1 and am very happy with the Placette RVC. It works with great in my system - low output impedance single source, no gain needed, low capacitance cables (Cardas GR), and high sensitvit... | |
| Thiel 3.6's vs. Vandersteen 3 sigs Bdunne, budget aside, I think you would be better off selling that 2s and buying 3As, then adding a sub with the 2s. You may not feel the need for a sub with the 3As, and I think you will find the midrange to be better as well -- you can always ad... | |
| "Giant Killer" The things legends are made of. Placette Remote Volume Control ($1,000). For single source and with proper impedance matches between source and amp this passive preamplifier will be competitve with any preamplifier at any price. Mine replace a CAT SL1 -- a great preamplifier, bu... | |
| Thiel 3.6's vs. Vandersteen 3 sigs If you like the 2CE sonic signature you should certainly try the 3A Sig, they produce more bass and have a better midrange. The Thiel's sounds quite different from VS, I'm not sure they would make you happy if the 2Ces are your cup of tea, but for... | |
| Thiel 3.6's vs. Vandersteen 3 sigs If you like the 2CE sonic signature you should certainly try the 3A Sig, they produce more bass and have a better midrange. The Thiel's sounds quite different from VS, I'm not sure they would make you happy if the 2Ces are your cup of tea, but for... | |
| Active Placette pre sound better than Passive? I'm not to good at describing sound. To start with, I subjectively like listening to the RVC as much as the CAT, and since I only have one source and no turntable (my unit includes phono). I felt the CAT was a bit more pre than I needed, especiall... | |
| Active Placette pre sound better than Passive? Have any of you chosen the passive over the active because the system did match and did not need the buffering? That is, your system matched well enough that there was no improvment when adding the active buffering? I use a Merlin BAM (bass augmen... | |
| Placette RVC review in Stereophile Has anyone heard the active Placette and preferred the passive. I'm now using an RVC, it replaced a CAT Ulitmate MKII (as I only have one hi-output CD source and no phono, and really do like the remote). The RVC is fed by a DAC and plugged into my... | |
| Comparison between ARC VT-100 and Quicksilver V4s I'm reviving this question. I'd be interested in any comparision between the two. | |
| Jerry Ozment has a new dac out... Does anyone have any updated information on the upgrade? | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Well,it is official, I love the Placette RVC - in my system it works. I'm finding it hard to justify keeping the CAT for my system and my needs, I've put it up for sale - don't get me wrong the CAT is one of the great preamplifiers,and can obvioul... |