Transcendent Sound Grounded Grid PreAmp heard it?

I have owned this preamp. It is the best of the less than $1000 preamps I've had in my system. Excellent low end response, fast and dynamic. It is, however, not as transparent as I think it could be. Replacement of the cheap volume pot, either with something of exceptional high quality or something nouveau like a LDR -- I believe such a substitution would take the Grounded Grid to another level.

A DIY type would get great value out of this preamp.

Yup, it sounds like a sound piece with room for upgrades and mods - that of course would make it a more expensive pre, but as you say, a good platform for skilled tinkerers - not me.

I built my kitset TRANSCENDENT GGP back in 2012. It has always been a superb preamp.

But recently I got the itch and applied a bunch of upgrades and modifications. Still the same circuit but with better components and some 'house-keeping' tweaks in terms of implementation.

The GGP now easily outperforms my incredible DJANGO TVC passive preamp that uses the much lauded S&B transformers found in the pricey MUSIC FIRST preamps. Before the upgrades, the DJANGO easily outperformed the stock GGP.

The GGP is also utterly silent - like switched-off silent - through my sensitive (8-ohm) BLUMENSTEIN single-driver speakers, AT FULL VOLUME!

Worth noting too, that I have only spend around $1,000 extra on the GGP and still only use an ALPS BLUE volume pot.

Needless to say, the GGP responds big-time to good house-keeping tweaks.

Mine's a keeper!

Save yourself a heap of money and buy yourself the kitset for $499. (You'll thank me later...)

[Associated Gear: LINN SONDEK LP12 'HOT-ROD / ITTOK / SHELTER 501 MK2 / RAY SAMUELS NIGHTHAWK / FIRST WATT J2 / BLUMENSTEIN ORCA/DUNGENESS]