RECOMMENDATIONS-2 box tube preamp

Check out Tom Tutay at Transition Audio Design. 24 Elm Avenue SE Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548-5622. Phone-850-244-3041. Tutay does the Altec 1570 Modification and makes custom electronics for any audiophile need.(check Arthur Salvatore's web page) I'm guessing that a line stage would go for around $3K. My custom M/C phono stage was $2800. Tom likes to use 12SN7 and 12J5 tubes. Good examples of these types are quite cheap in comparrison to 6SN7s. His phono stage simply trounced my c-j Premier 15. Tom also does repairs for Air Tight. He will assess your needs and build to suit. He welcomes the use of boutique audio parts such as Mundorf, V-Cap, and AmpOhm. Great guy to do business with. I have his modded Altec 1570Bs in my system as well.

RE: Love my one box, posted on October 31, 2009 at 16:01:06

Travis
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Aesthetix Janus (has phono built in) but wonder if the Callisto might be the ticket for you.

"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok

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RE: Love my one box, posted on October 31, 2009 at 17:50:06
Spendor Harbeth Audiophile Posts: 601 Location: Left Coast Joined: May 15, 2009	They sure do make beautiful stuff.

RE: Love my one box, posted on October 31, 2009 at 18:44:09
Travis Audiophile Posts: 3268 Location: La Grange, Texas Joined: November 25, 2001 Contributor Since: May 13, 2008	Yeah, and VERY functional with the remote. "If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok

RE: Audible Illusions Mod III A :, posted on October 31, 2009 at 13:41:13
Vinylly	Great preamp but you'll have to look for it in Audiogon.com.

Leben CS-28, posted on October 30, 2009 at 11:25:21
Vik Audiophile Posts: 1031 Location: Rochester, NY Joined: January 1, 2002	Leben CS-28cx. Supposed to have an incredible synergy with Harbeth speakers per their audio forum and Jeff Day. It's gorgeous to look at as well. Vik

RE: Leben CS-28, posted on October 30, 2009 at 12:00:38
Spendor Harbeth Audiophile Posts: 601 Location: Left Coast Joined: May 15, 2009	They certainly are gorgeous to look at. Will seek an audition.

Cary SLP-05 - can be had used at your price point (nt), posted on October 30, 2009 at 08:04:23
krisjan Audiophile Posts: 309 Joined: May 6, 2001	.

RE: Cary SLP-05 - can be had used at your price point (nt), posted on October 30, 2009 at 08:47:54
Spendor Harbeth Audiophile Posts: 601 Location: Left Coast Joined: May 15, 2009	Great suggestion. Do you know if there is drop in performance going single ended only? None of my gear is balanced.

RE: Cary SLP-05 - can be had used at your price point (nt), posted on October 30, 2009 at 10:11:17
krisjan	I really don't know first hand - I run all balanced in my setup. Commentary from other SLP-05 users suggests that single ended is equally excellent.

RE: Cary SLP-05 - can be had used at your price point (nt), posted on October 30, 2009 at 11:59:53
Spendor Harbeth Audiophile Posts: 601 Location: Left Coast Joined: May 15, 2009	Thanks. That is good to hear.

RE: RECOMMENDATIONS-2 box tube preamp, posted on October 29, 2009 at 03:58:34

morricab
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Acoustic Plan Sarod without phono comes in around 5k euro.

Used Silvaweld SWC100R comes in about 3200 euro...if you can find one.

Look at the Allnic products as they are by the same designer as Silvaweld and his products are VERY VERY good.

Finally, its not a two box but it is tube with a very good phonostage. The VacuumState SVP2 preamp. Allen Wright is one of the best tube preamp designers on the planet and this is an excellent example of his work.

Thanks Brad..., posted on October 29, 2009 at 10:00:29
Allen Wright Manufacturer Posts: 4735 Location: Schaffhausen Joined: January 31, 2002	...the SVP-2 is unbalanced, but single box. I do not beleive it would sound better with two boxes, but the either the cost would have to go WAY up, or the parts and circuit quality go way down to keep the price. Regards, Allen

RE: Thanks Brad..., posted on October 29, 2009 at 11:42:21
Spendor Harbeth Audiophile Posts: 601 Location: Left Coast Joined: May 15, 2009	Thanks for the insight Allen. You are right, it may not sound better. But I have had a few experience with outboard power supplies, and where low level signals are present..preamp, cd player, DAC, I have found them to make a dramatic difference. But not so much on amps.

If you were talking phono..., posted on October 29, 2009 at 16:17:45
Allen Wright Manufacturer Posts: 4735 Location: Schaffhausen Joined: January 31, 2002	...you might have a point. But if a designer can't get a line level preamp quiet in a "one box" then he's still got work to do. Our SVP-2 has a very useful MC phono section in the one box... Regards, Allen

RE: If you were talking phono..., posted on October 29, 2009 at 20:51:16
Spendor Harbeth Audiophile Posts: 601 Location: Left Coast Joined: May 15, 2009	Makes sense. Be nice to ARC, though...!

ARC have made several wonderful..., posted on October 30, 2009 at 03:51:30
Allen Wright Manufacturer Posts: 4735 Location: Schaffhausen Joined: January 31, 2002	...one box full (phono+line) preamps: the SP10 for example. Regards, Allen

RE: ARC have made several wonderful..., posted on October 30, 2009 at 08:39:41
Spendor Harbeth Audiophile Posts: 601 Location: Left Coast Joined: May 15, 2009	Yes, I am actually rolling with an SP-16L in my second system. Flawless for the money.

The SP-10 was a 2-box preamp (nt), posted on October 30, 2009 at 03:57:21
Salectric Audiophile Posts: 348 Location: Maryland Joined: February 23, 2003	nt

Shows how much I followed the competition..., posted on October 30, 2009 at 06:37:43
Allen Wright Manufacturer Posts: 4735 Location: Schaffhausen Joined: January 31, 2002	But the SP-6, SP-8 and SP-9 were all one box phono sensitive full preamps. Regards,Allen

RE: RECOMMENDATIONS-2 box tube preamp, posted on October 29, 2009 at 08:40:17
Spendor Harbeth Audiophile Posts: 601 Location: Left Coast Joined: May 15, 2009	Thanks for recos. Hmm. I must admit I have never heard of Acoustic Plan, Allnic, or Silvaweld. Might be a bit estoteric for me. Vacuum State products are wonderful. Thanks again.

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