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Attention Minneapolis Audiophiles

I am in the process of a 30-day in home audition of a deHavilland mercury 2 tubed linestage, which is a new product showing amazing promise. Here's a link to the item.

http://www.dehavillandhifi.com/MERCURY_PRE.htm

Problem is I dont have another preamp (preferrable a tubed linestage) to compare it to. Making matters worse, I dont even have speakers at the moment - having just sold me Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage's (though i am expecting a set of Verity Audio Parsifal Encores next week).

If you are game, I would love to meet up for a little preamp head-to-head. I'd be happy to go to your place with the Merc 2 for a run, if anyone is interested.....
artg
artg OP
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Update: Thanks for the offer Jeff. I am meeting up with Jafox tonight. He has a BAT 31SE AND an Aesthtix Callisto Signature. We'll spin vinyl on his system and compre the three.

I also have tentative plans to hook up with Bob (USblues) to drop the Merc it into his counterpoint-Merlin system.

Update to follow.
guidocorona
4,114 posts
 
Art, too bad you no longer have your First Sound. You could have pitted it directly against the Mercury. Won't you now always be left with a trace of a nagging doubt?
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jayctoy
1,962 posts
 
Art those Parsifal are very wonderful speakers,they
are accurate.
jdodmead
241 posts
 
Now I feel like the kid that didn't get picked.

Just kidding, jafox has a sweet system.
lateguestsnomore
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Artg,

I have a Plasma pre-amp by NAT Audio that I am not using at the moment. (You can find more information at http://www.nataudio.com/.) I am going to be in Minneapolis tomorrow afternoon. If you would like to borrow it, please send me e-mail.

If you would like to drive to Willmar to listen the pre-amp in my system, please let me know. I can always find time for that.

My system is under Analog. Pro Ac Response 2 is gone.
I have Response 3.8 now.

Best regards,

Rade
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