clio09
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| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? George, aren't the Burson Audio buffers an FET design that does not use ICs? Their RCA version includes a volume control too. Curious as to why the balanced XLR version doesn't. Might have liked to the balanced XLR version give a spin with my Atma... | |
| All I want is The Truth, just gimme some truth... Agreed with the Pass amps as they tend to be low input impedance.I almost did get a B1 before stumbling onto The Truth. In addition I'd been toying with getting the balanced Burson Audio AB-160 buffer but it has no volume control (RCA version does... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Wasn't one of the active buffer designs posted on the DIY forum a tube version? I recall seeing the one from Nelson Pass as well. | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Interesting comment on the buffered approach Dave. I believe when John Chapman re-introduced the Tap-X with the Slagle autoformers the remote allowed you to choose from buffered or unbuffered (only on the multi-input models though). In his testing... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Bill, I'd certainly love to hear those Sound Labs in a good room set-up. I have heard them at audio shows and once at a local Chicago area dealers home. The latter was a very good experience, but not ideal IMO.Your point you made in your other pos... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? I agree, the issue of transparency is more black and white. I think it is as simple as this:1. The Bolero test can indicate if your system is passive friendly.2. The Bolero test can indicate the level of transparency a preamp possesses, active or ... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? I don't know of one resistor based passive that doesn't vary the output impedance based on the attenuation level. I think it is just the nature of the beast and as Andrew mentioned the LDR design is not immune to this (Side Note: The Truth Preamp ... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Great post Dave.Regarding the allegation of "forwardness," assuming that we are not talking about strident aggressiveness, the quality of forwardness in a top component is often a good thing in the sense that the piece sounds more alive, faster, d... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? That was Paul's prototype of a battery-powered, solid state pre right? Not a Dude. Out of curiosity, did you ever hear the LSA side to side with that entity? Are you speaking from sonic memory?It was the Pre-1.5 battery powered preamp and no, I ne... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? The LSA plays the instruments more up front and forward - and I mean all of them! The instruments play on the same plane at the front of the speaker. Some may like this. However, to others it is a lack of 3D perspective or depth.Bill, was this tru... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Straight wire no gain? LSA the watercourse way (sic)? Lead, follow, or get out of the way? Sounds likes the LSA fits the bill;) However, it doesn't fit everyone's preference.In any event, with the LSA we're not only left with the source-amp-speake... | |
| StereoTimes Interview with Duke LeJeune/Audiokines Paul, in my old condo when the speakers were on the carpet I used Adona platform shelves under them. The shelves are a layer of granite combined with a layer of MDF bonded by some type of epoxy. Granite side was face down to the carpet and speaker... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Thanks for your comments Bill. I'm glad you enjoyed listening to the LSA. I'm missing it myself so I'm also glad to hear it will be returning to its home:)I find your last comment on the potential for too much of a good thing an interesting one. I... | |
| StereoTimes Interview with Duke LeJeune/Audiokines No Duke, THANK YOU...You not only build products with high value/price ratio, and support then well, but you also changed the way I listen to music. | |
| Can I ground my preamp? Rather than use cheaters I disconnect the ground wire at the IEC end of my PC. Of course, you can only do this if the PC has a removable plug, like Oyaide, Watt Gate, etc. Only my preamp is grounded and I do hear a reduction in noise, but dependin... |