Tube Line Preamp with nos RCA 12AT7WA black plates...
Got this from sir jojo yesterday (altho 1 week ago pa reserved). Tried it out on my system composed of : pioneer 655A player, marantz SR4500 receiver, mundorfed wharfedale diamond 9.2, 9cs, 9dfs, MS 10 sub (although yung 9.2's lang ginamit ko for testing). Initial impressions: slightly different characteristic ng sound with the tube pre-amp
1. mas lutang/forward ang male vocals (wala noticable change pag female vocals)
2. mas resonant ang guitars (dati tingg....ngayon TIng-g-g-g-g...
) and piano
3. mas may detail pag konti lang instruments, pero parang slightly less detail
pag maramihan na (symphonies,etc)
overall, pleasant yung change, mas parang lounge-y ang feeling/dating ng sound (which might not be for everyone, though), bumalik yung warmth ng sound na nawala after ako magpa-mundorf. Anyway, a few hour's listening pa lang ito, baka magbago pa, hehe. Thanks again sir jojo.