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In the Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET
Post Subject: Some more on my needsPosted by N-set on: 6/30/2022
Hi Anthony,
Thank you for your reply & explanations.
I actually need only a buffer, perhaps 2x as my Yamaha B2 is very sensitive, but I need a good one. I have right now Yamaha C2 just to have anything and I suspect it kills the sound ('constipated' sound) although it has ample of gain. Placette in EU is very rare to come by to have a listen. I've been looking at 801A not so much for its gain but for to its very good following as a preamp tube. Spoke about it to Ale, he claims it has some special character and betters all he has heard (incl. 46 which I also have and was thinking to use). You seemed to have seconded that initially but now sounds like you are a bit cooler in your perception? I'm being a bit of a parasite here, trying to copy a known good solution - too little time for experiments recently.
My idea is to make sth along Ale's/your lines with the Slagle autoformer at the output to reduce both the gain and the output impedance (the preamp drives 6m interconects). BTW, which model of the Slagle do you have? Does it handle your 4Vrms output well without distorting?
Cheers,
Jarek
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