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Post by julesd68 on Nov 7, 2019 18:55:49 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Nov 7, 2019 21:46:06 GMT
It looks like something someone rather badly threw together in their garage.
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The Truth
Nov 7, 2019 22:48:39 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 7, 2019 22:48:39 GMT
It ain't pretty for sure but if it sounds as good as its rep, I'm interested.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Nov 8, 2019 15:21:31 GMT
Had a quick listen in an unfamiliar system, sounded very good as a first impressions.
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 9, 2019 19:06:37 GMT
It looks like something someone rather badly threw together in their garage. It may well sound very good, and I am quite broad minded when it comes to appearances, but I'd be embarassed to have anything that crappy looking in my system. There are lots of good preamps out there that don't look like they've been thrown together from a 1950's discard bin. Someone on AOS was making a hell of a fuss about one of these iirc .... then he put it up for sale in the classifieds.   |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 9, 2019 19:14:25 GMT
It's raved about on the High End Audio site. This site makes a good read, but the recommended components are very US-centric and I simply can't agree with some of the findings. Highly entertaining, though, and I do believe Salvatore is a genuine person and writes what he hears. www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Linestages.html |
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Nov 9, 2019 21:02:00 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 9, 2019 21:02:00 GMT
Yep - that was one of the reviews in my opening post, young man 😀
I think it has to be worth a go - very rarely available second-hand though!
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Post by MartinT on Nov 9, 2019 23:37:05 GMT
The Truth is an active preamp with unity gain since the stage is described as a buffer. So you have the drawback of the lack of gain of a passive but the advantage of being able to drive a power amp well. Whether it would work can be tested by trying a passive in your system. If there is enough volume at the highest levels you listen to, then it's a go and should dramatically improve on a passive. If not, you need an active preamp with gain.
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Nov 10, 2019 0:53:15 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 10, 2019 0:53:15 GMT
Exactly, that's why I want to try one with my new power amp, which is perfectly matched with my passive.
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Nov 10, 2019 1:26:39 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 10, 2019 1:26:39 GMT
Although not exactly the same of course, doesn't the Chevron Paradox pre work in a similar way? That's another design that interests me.
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