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Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET 2762 
Good luck with that ....:-) 2761 
Yes, it is about my sources 2761 
Gain vs. Output Impedance vs. Z 2760 
Gain management 2760 
It is simple and not. 2760 
Oh, low voltage sources... 2760 
Only with a preamp 2760 
It was all in there, somewhere 2760 
A preliminary valve list 2756 
Sometime less is more... 2755 
Still only a thought bubble 2754 
Very interesting... 2754 
Phasure is a very experimental company 2754 
A long story about Phasure and the Placette 2754 
Expedited sound 2754 
Very interesting. 2753 
Streaming Sound as Pivot 2753 
Streaming is a second class source 2753 
Streaming vs. Streaming. 2753 
You may well be right... 2753 
We have different definitions of streaming 2753 
Experimental is not bleeding edge. 2752 
It's 1.25VRMS output 2752 
Sometime a cigar is not a just a cigar.. 2752 
So playful 2752 
An adagio... 2751 
I finally measured the dac output 2751 
Burson and SMD 2747 
The Placette has died 2741 
Not necessarily... 2740 
The damn wall wart 2738 
My experience might be limited but.... 2738 
It's not just the dac... 2738 
DHT Preamp update 2290 
Very interesting, how does it Sound? 2288 
Active vs. Passive Placette? 2288 
Nice 2288 
Active for sure 2288 
Of cause but I do not know if it maters. 2286 
Listening to the 10y 2286 
Congratulations on your next step! 2285 
My view of the situation. 2285 
Me too... 2284 
Transparency 2283 
An important note 2282 
Clarification 2282 
Polarity? 2280 
You are getting somewhere... 2279 
DHT's tested 2277 
Three preamps compared 2277 
More thoughts... 2277 
The last paragrapher worth to read a few times... 2277 
All sources 2277 
I think you are done then 2277 
All for nought? 2268 
Your enviable situation 2268 
Do not ask me how I know it. 2267 
No questions asked 2266 
Preamp details 1662 
Oops 1595 
Some more on my needs 1594 
The known good solution 1594 
Yes but... 1593 
Damnable Type 10's 1591 
Thanks goodness we are not soldering resistors ;) 1591 
801A preamp 1194 
With Headphones? 1193 
Dannoys 1193 
Attenuation? 1193 
Electrostats 1193 
It is alive! 1193 
Thank you! 1193 
Get more DB from you tuner 1191 
Not necessary now 1191 
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