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In Reply to: Tube Pre Amp for McCormack DNA 0.5 - Covergent MKII? posted by Crescent on October 21, 2014 at 07:16:07:
Tubed pre's and the DNA-1 are really a good match. I've always used a CJ pv10 with the McCormack and have been pretty happy with the sound. But the combination sure ain't ideal, in part due to the preamp's excessive gain.
My old original pv10 pre had waaaay too much gain for the amp -- 31.5 for the linestage!. A tech I know installed a resistor to lower the gain to about 19. Its definitely an improvement due to being able to turn the vc up to where its more linear. But still, if I turned the vc up to 12 o'clock (for either vinyl or my cdp) where it'd be even more linear I'd blow myself outta the (fairly large and open) room.
I'm gonna replace my preamp. I'm restricting my search to pre's with gain of 15 or less, preferably no more than 10. I'd be wary if the CAT has high gain. Its something to think about with McCormack amps. I gotta think they're designed to be used with passives or low gain pre's.
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- I've had a DNA-1 Deluxe for decades. - Rick W 20:49:33 10/22/14 (0)
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