Author Topic: your favorite pre-amp (Read 26027 times)

defcon3 · « **on:** May 09, 2013 at 07:05 AM »

i don't know kung may nagpost na ng ganitong thread, but just incase wala pa, kindly share your favorite audio pre-amp, current or previous ones. it would be nice if you can be able to give inputs the reason why. hope to gain more info and knowledge with this thread. thanks!

Hammerheart · « **Reply #1 on:** May 09, 2013 at 08:16 AM »

Very good thread brader, this could also serve as a guide for those who are looking for one. Para they'll know what they have to look for in their search on this neverending upgrade hobby.

Mine is a Rotel RC 1550

A Very very good sounding preamp, excellent phonostage (couple of days pa lang on me but so far i am very impressed.

Maka Rotel talaga ako maski dati pa.

The preamp output of the Rotel RA04SE also is very good for preamp use. Very neutral.

dodie · « **Reply #2 on:** May 09, 2013 at 01:09 PM »

mine is LUXMAN A3032 tube preamp for cdp, rtr, mm cart! -neutral and very musical
EAR834p for my mc carts -dead silent,(im running a 7meter ic from pre to amp) maybe one of the best phono pre if you pair it correctly with NOS tubes.

defcon3 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 09, 2013 at 01:22 PM »

Quote from: tormentor on May 09, 2013 at 08:16 AM

Very good thread brader, this could also serve as a guide for those who are looking for one. Para they'll know what they have to look for in their search on this neverending upgrade hobby.

Mine is a Rotel RC 1550

Very very good sounding preamp, excellent phonostage (couple of days pa lang on me but so far i am very impressed.
Maka Rotel talaga ako maski dati pa.
The preamp output of the Rotel RA04SE also is very good for preamp use. Very neutral.

yes bro, at least may magkakaidea ang mga katulad ko na di gaano familiar sa character ng mga pre amps since bihira lang ang mga brands meron dito.

thanks for sharing. hope some members will share their experiences...

Quote from: dodie on May 09, 2013 at 01:09 PM

mine is LUXMAN A3032 tube preamp for cdp, rtr, mm cart! -neutral and very musical
EAR834p for my mc carts -dead silent,(im running a 7meter ic from pre to amp) maybe one of the best phono pre if you pair it correctly with NOS tubes.

nice one king doods....2 pre amps for different flavor of listening...

dts_hdma · « **Reply #4 on:** May 09, 2013 at 01:33 PM »

Ibosotts is enjoying my Denon PMA-355UK as a preamp with a B&K power amp and KEF Q300 speakers.

http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,179021.0.html

jjlovemusic · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2013 at 02:07 PM »

defcon3 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 09, 2013 at 04:41 PM »

Quote from: dts_hdma on May 09, 2013 at 01:33 PM

Ibosotts is enjoying my Denon PMA-355UK as a preamp with a B&K power amp and KEF Q300 speakers.

http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,179021.0.html

sir, slight review ng combi ng set up niyo po before?

salamat po

defcon3 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2013 at 04:42 PM »

Quote from: JJ LoveMusic on May 09, 2013 at 02:07 PM

ano ung brand ng 1st pix and model brader? tsaka ung model ng ibang pre-amps sa photos

jjlovemusic · « **Reply #8 on:** May 09, 2013 at 04:49 PM »

Quote from: defcon3 on May 09, 2013 at 04:42 PM

ano ung brand ng 1st pix and model brader? tsaka ung model ng ibang pre-amps sa photos

di ko alam eh. nilagay ko lang yan pero di samin yan. hahaha!

ang naalala ko lang AR LS9, Cary Audio SLP-98something churva (kamukha niyang nasa pics), tapos Meridian pre-amp na akala mo power amp. Yung densen beat-100 lang natira sakin ni erpats. although integrated amp yung densen, maganda pre-amp stage niya

defcon3 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2013 at 04:57 PM »

Quote from: JJ LoveMusic on May 09, 2013 at 04:49 PM

di ko alam eh. nilagay ko lang yan pero di samin yan. hahaha!

ang naalala ko lang AR LS9, Cary Audio SLP-98something churva (kamukha niyang nasa pics), tapos Meridian pre-amp na akala mo power amp. Yung densen beat-100 lang natira sakin ni erpats. although integrated amp yung densen, maganda pre-amp stage niya

yap, naalala ko pa yang densen mo when we auditioned ung 2tower ng focals....maganda ung cary and meridian...

jjlovemusic · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2013 at 05:03 PM »

Quote from: defcon3 on May 09, 2013 at 04:57 PM

yap, naalala ko pa yang densen mo when we auditioned ung 2tower ng focals....maganda ung cary and meridian...

yes brow. maganda nga sila lahat. basura amps ko kumpara kay erpats. hehe. yung densen na kulay itim, parang si densen washington!

JoeyGS · « **Reply #11 on:** May 09, 2013 at 05:38 PM »

I have 3 favorite preamps:

1. Aikido (designed by John Broskie) - I like it for it's being quiet, clean sounding (but not clinical), transparent and dynamic aside from it being a tube based preamp.

2. Lightspeed Passive Attenuator (Using Light Dependent Resistor "LDR") - No sound coloration. No noise/distortion since the signal does not pass thru any mechanical device, unlike potentiometers where you have the wipers in contact with each other every time it is operated. Very clean sounding and transparent - you hear only your source. It's like a "straight wire approach", as they say since the singal only passes thru the wire and not to any mechanical device.

3. Aikido with Lightspeed as the volume controller

In the future, I hope I can buy or DIY a Tortuga passive preamp: http://6moons.com/audioreviews/tortuga/1.html

dodie · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2013 at 08:57 PM »

Quote from: defcon3 on May 09, 2013 at 01:22 PM

thanks for sharing. hope some members will share their experiences...

nice one king doods....2 pre amps for different flavor of listening...

lagyan na din naten ng pics pra mas maganda

defcon3 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2013 at 09:52 PM »

Quote from: JoeyGS on May 09, 2013 at 05:38 PM

I have 3 favorite preamps:

1. Aikido (designed by John Broskie) - I like it for it's being quiet, clean sounding (but not clinical), transparent and dynamic aside from it being a tube based preamp.

2. Lightspeed Passive Attenuator (Using Light Dependent Resistor "LDR") - No sound coloration. No noise/distortion since the signal does not pass thru any mechanical device, unlike potentiometers where you have the wipers in contact with each other every time it is operated. Very clean sounding and transparent - you hear only your source. It's like a "straight wire approach", as they say since the singal only passes thru the wire and not to any mechanical device.

3. Aikido with Lightspeed as the volume controller

In the future, I hope I can buy or DIY a Tortuga passive preamp: http://6moons.com/audioreviews/tortuga/1.html

sir joey, diy po ninyo ung LPA?

defcon3 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2013 at 09:54 PM »

Quote from: dodie on May 09, 2013 at 08:57 PM

lagyan na din naten ng pics pra mas maganda

pwede din king doods, pero paano pag dati nilang gamit? maski ung brand/model lang ng pre-amp just incase, pwede naman isanguni kay pareng gugul.....

JoeyGS · « **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2013 at 10:20 PM »

Yes its diy. I had mine made by JojoD

Quote from: defcon3 on May 09, 2013 at 09:52 PM

sir joey, diy po ninyo ung LPA?

Cjtjader · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2013 at 10:57 PM »

LPA, Aikido & TVC for me.

Hammerheart · « **Reply #17 on:** May 09, 2013 at 11:41 PM »

Thanks for starting this bro defcon, great infos. I would also like to to have a tube pre run my ss power. Basa basa muna dito.

defcon3 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2013 at 05:42 AM »

Quote from: tormentor on May 09, 2013 at 11:41 PM

Thanks for starting this bro defcon, great infos. I would also like to to have a tube pre run my ss power. Basa basa muna dito.

np sir....maski ako, i need to learn alot pagdating sa passion natin sa audio...nangangapa pa din ako dahil madalang yung mga gamit na nabangit na pinost ng ibang member...maswerte pa din kayo dyan.

southpeak · « **Reply #19 on:** May 11, 2013 at 09:23 PM »

once upon a time..

gone
Audible Illusions Modulus 2B

At present.. great things come in small packages and cheap too

Technics SU-C01
http://audio-database.com/TechnicsPanasonic/amp/su-c01-e.html

From this set

Superman · « **Reply #20 on:** May 11, 2013 at 11:50 PM »

Audible Illusions Modulus 2A/2B
Conrad Johnson PV10

bb3 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 12, 2013 at 12:20 AM »

Flashback Audio Control 36

nizmo · « **Reply #22 on:** May 12, 2013 at 12:52 AM »

1. Aikido Tube Preamp (point to point) 12ax7 and 12au7 based
2. Lightspeed Passive
3. Anchit's Conrad-Johnson PV10a - making it my favorite while taking care of it.

butchoy17 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 12, 2013 at 01:10 AM »

Pioneer c90a -dual mono, dual transformer. Very transparent, warm and detailed.

http://audio-database.com/PIONEER-EXCLUSIVE/amp/c-90a-e.html

Superman · « **Reply #24 on:** May 12, 2013 at 01:17 AM »

Quote from: nizmo on May 12, 2013 at 12:52 AM

1. Aikido Tube Preamp (point to point) 12ax7 and 12au7 based
2. Lightspeed Passive
3. Anchit's Conrad-Johnson PV10a - making it my favorite while taking care of it.

Nasa iyo na pala Fr. Jim yung PV-10A

nizmo · « **Reply #25 on:** May 12, 2013 at 11:29 AM »

Quote from: Superman on May 12, 2013 at 01:17 AM

Nasa iyo na pala Fr. Jim yung PV-10A

inilagak lang dito ni Anchit yun kabayan... kukunin nya ulit pagbalik nya ng pinas

ATJr. · « **Reply #26 on:** May 12, 2013 at 06:14 PM »

Quote from: defcon3 on May 09, 2013 at 04:42 PM

ano ung brand ng 1st pix and model brader?

Cary-Audio-SLP-98L, aikido 6sn7....

ndotcom · « **Reply #27 on:** May 12, 2013 at 07:50 PM »

Sir JoeyGS & Cal pwede request ng pics nung LPA? Meron ba siya input selector or as recommended ng developer(DIYaudio) na minimalist lang...TIA

JoeyGS · « **Reply #28 on:** May 12, 2013 at 10:19 PM »

Mine has 2 inputs and an output. Will try to take pics.

Quote from: ndotcom on May 12, 2013 at 07:50 PM

Sir JoeyGS & Cal pwede request ng pics nung LPA? Meron ba siya input selector or as recommended ng developer(DIYaudio) na minimalist lang...TIA

timber715 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 12, 2013 at 11:00 PM »

Quote from: ndotcom on May 12, 2013 at 07:50 PM

Sir JoeyGS & Cal pwede request ng pics nung LPA? Meron ba siya input selector or as recommended ng developer(DIYaudio) na minimalist lang...TIA

Maybe this could help...

Offered mine sa marketplace for a while....