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Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET 2566 
Good luck with that ....:-) 2565 
Yes, it is about my sources 2565 
Gain vs. Output Impedance vs. Z 2564 
Gain management 2564 
It is simple and not. 2564 
Oh, low voltage sources... 2564 
Only with a preamp 2564 
It was all in there, somewhere 2564 
A preliminary valve list 2560 
Sometime less is more... 2559 
Still only a thought bubble 2558 
Very interesting... 2558 
Phasure is a very experimental company 2558 
A long story about Phasure and the Placette 2558 
Expedited sound 2558 
Very interesting. 2557 
Streaming Sound as Pivot 2557 
Streaming is a second class source 2557 
Streaming vs. Streaming. 2557 
You may well be right... 2557 
We have different definitions of streaming 2557 
Experimental is not bleeding edge. 2556 
It's 1.25VRMS output 2556 
Sometime a cigar is not a just a cigar.. 2556 
So playful 2556 
An adagio... 2555 
I finally measured the dac output 2555 
Burson and SMD 2551 
The Placette has died 2545 
Not necessarily... 2544 
The damn wall wart 2542 
My experience might be limited but.... 2542 
It's not just the dac... 2542 
DHT Preamp update 2094 
Very interesting, how does it Sound? 2092 
Active vs. Passive Placette? 2092 
Nice 2092 
Active for sure 2092 
Of cause but I do not know if it maters. 2090 
Listening to the 10y 2090 
Congratulations on your next step! 2089 
My view of the situation. 2089 
Me too... 2088 
Transparency 2087 
An important note 2086 
Clarification 2086 
Polarity? 2084 
You are getting somewhere... 2083 
DHT's tested 2081 
Three preamps compared 2081 
More thoughts... 2081 
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All sources 2081 
I think you are done then 2081 
All for nought? 2072 
Your enviable situation 2072 
Do not ask me how I know it. 2071 
No questions asked 2070 
Preamp details 1466 
Oops 1399 
Some more on my needs 1398 
The known good solution 1398 
Yes but... 1397 
Damnable Type 10's 1395 
Thanks goodness we are not soldering resistors ;) 1395 
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