A few weeks ago, Klas (Telinga) mentioned that he is working on a pre-amp,
due some time this year. Worth waiting for, I suspect...
Ray
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Max <> wrote:
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> David, I think that there's a constant search for the 'holy grail', and a
> lot of people hope that it might turn up cheaply some time. With the
> advance in recent years of sophisticated, cheap circuitry I don't think
> this is a completely vain hope. It does seem extraordinary to me that you
> can't buy a very good pre-amp/mixer for say a hundred pounds. It's
> certainly doable, but price precedents are very difficult to fight against
> it seems. This is one area that the Chinese don't seem to have gone into;
> very odd. I recently bought a hifi amp from Amazon UK at a cost of ten
> pounds, inclusive of postage from China! This has as part of it's circuitry
> the famous T2020 Tripath chip. It runs on 12v direct current, and the sound
> this thing produces is extraordinary. The unit is in my humble opinion well
> made with very nice damped pots which are a joy to turn. OK, it's not by
> any means perfect, with none of the whistles and bells of a more expensive
> product, but the END RESULT in terms of quality is superb. Why can't this
> be done with pre's and mixers? If it is, and any member knows about it,
> please pass on the info!
> Cheers
> Max
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