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Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET 2733 
Good luck with that ....:-) 2732 
Yes, it is about my sources 2732 
Gain vs. Output Impedance vs. Z 2731 
Gain management 2731 
It is simple and not. 2731 
Oh, low voltage sources... 2731 
Only with a preamp 2731 
It was all in there, somewhere 2731 
A preliminary valve list 2727 
Sometime less is more... 2726 
Still only a thought bubble 2725 
Very interesting... 2725 
Phasure is a very experimental company 2725 
A long story about Phasure and the Placette 2725 
Expedited sound 2725 
Very interesting. 2724 
Streaming Sound as Pivot 2724 
Streaming is a second class source 2724 
Streaming vs. Streaming. 2724 
You may well be right... 2724 
We have different definitions of streaming 2724 
Experimental is not bleeding edge. 2723 
It's 1.25VRMS output 2723 
Sometime a cigar is not a just a cigar.. 2723 
So playful 2723 
An adagio... 2722 
I finally measured the dac output 2722 
Burson and SMD 2718 
The Placette has died 2712 
Not necessarily... 2711 
The damn wall wart 2709 
My experience might be limited but.... 2709 
It's not just the dac... 2709 
DHT Preamp update 2261 
Very interesting, how does it Sound? 2259 
Active vs. Passive Placette? 2259 
Nice 2259 
Active for sure 2259 
Of cause but I do not know if it maters. 2257 
Listening to the 10y 2257 
Congratulations on your next step! 2256 
My view of the situation. 2256 
Me too... 2255 
Transparency 2254 
An important note 2253 
Clarification 2253 
Polarity? 2251 
You are getting somewhere... 2250 
DHT's tested 2248 
Three preamps compared 2248 
More thoughts... 2248 
The last paragrapher worth to read a few times... 2248 
All sources 2248 
I think you are done then 2248 
All for nought? 2239 
Your enviable situation 2239 
Do not ask me how I know it. 2238 
No questions asked 2237 
Preamp details 1633 
Oops 1566 
Some more on my needs 1565 
The known good solution 1565 
Yes but... 1564 
Damnable Type 10's 1562 
Thanks goodness we are not soldering resistors ;) 1562 
801A preamp 1165 
With Headphones? 1164 
Dannoys 1164 
Attenuation? 1164 
Electrostats 1164 
It is alive! 1164 
Thank you! 1164 
Get more DB from you tuner 1162 
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