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Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET 2706 
Good luck with that ....:-) 2705 
Yes, it is about my sources 2705 
Gain vs. Output Impedance vs. Z 2704 
Gain management 2704 
It is simple and not. 2704 
Oh, low voltage sources... 2704 
Only with a preamp 2704 
It was all in there, somewhere 2704 
A preliminary valve list 2700 
Sometime less is more... 2699 
Still only a thought bubble 2698 
Very interesting... 2698 
Phasure is a very experimental company 2698 
A long story about Phasure and the Placette 2698 
Expedited sound 2698 
Very interesting. 2697 
Streaming Sound as Pivot 2697 
Streaming is a second class source 2697 
Streaming vs. Streaming. 2697 
You may well be right... 2697 
We have different definitions of streaming 2697 
Experimental is not bleeding edge. 2696 
It's 1.25VRMS output 2696 
Sometime a cigar is not a just a cigar.. 2696 
So playful 2696 
An adagio... 2695 
I finally measured the dac output 2695 
Burson and SMD 2691 
The Placette has died 2685 
Not necessarily... 2684 
The damn wall wart 2682 
My experience might be limited but.... 2682 
It's not just the dac... 2682 
DHT Preamp update 2234 
Very interesting, how does it Sound? 2232 
Active vs. Passive Placette? 2232 
Nice 2232 
Active for sure 2232 
Of cause but I do not know if it maters. 2230 
Listening to the 10y 2230 
Congratulations on your next step! 2229 
My view of the situation. 2229 
Me too... 2228 
Transparency 2227 
An important note 2226 
Clarification 2226 
Polarity? 2224 
You are getting somewhere... 2223 
DHT's tested 2221 
Three preamps compared 2221 
More thoughts... 2221 
The last paragrapher worth to read a few times... 2221 
All sources 2221 
I think you are done then 2221 
All for nought? 2212 
Your enviable situation 2212 
Do not ask me how I know it. 2211 
No questions asked 2210 
Preamp details 1606 
Oops 1539 
Some more on my needs 1538 
The known good solution 1538 
Yes but... 1537 
Damnable Type 10's 1535 
Thanks goodness we are not soldering resistors ;) 1535 
801A preamp 1138 
With Headphones? 1137 
Dannoys 1137 
Attenuation? 1137 
Electrostats 1137 
It is alive! 1137 
Thank you! 1137 
Get more DB from you tuner 1135 
Not necessary now 1135 
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