• Re: Many thanks guys (nt) - Balle Clorin 12:53:17 01/31/06 (0)
  In Reply to: AN kit 1 with pre amp...? Pinging Kaaos and Zeke posted by Balle Clorin on January 29, 2006 at 07:08:58:

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• Re: AN kit 1 with pre amp...? Pinging Kaaos and Zeke - gsimon 01:54:47 01/31/06 (0)
  In Reply to: AN kit 1 with pre amp...? Pinging Kaaos and Zeke posted by Balle Clorin on January 29, 2006 at 07:08:58:

  Hi Balle ,

  There are severall posts about that problem (Pre or not , first stage or not) on that forum. It's a matter of trying.
  The volume pot is between 1 stage (6SN7) and driver stage (5687).
  Setting the volume to max will not overload input stage , but you will
  certainly have noise...
  You can easely by-pass first stage by just connecting signal inputs
  directly on pot input and remove 6SN7.
  If you use a pre-amp you can replace pot by equivalent resistors
  (find out best position,remove and measure resistance values of pot)

  Gilbert
  
  

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• Re: AN kit 1 with pre amp...? Pinging Kaaos and Zeke - kaaos 21:31:55 01/30/06 (0)
  In Reply to: AN kit 1 with pre amp...? Pinging Kaaos and Zeke posted by Balle Clorin on January 29, 2006 at 07:08:58:

  Hi Balle,

  I use to have Kit 1 and in my system and to my ears it sounded better with pre-amp (Foreplay II). There was just much more of everything and it sounded much more musical than without pre-amp. Maybe it was a synergy with speakers I had at that time (Audio Note AN-E) or CD player but the difference was big. Anyhow the position on the amplifier pot was always at half (12.00 hours) and I would attenuate the volume on Foreplay.
  I also tried some other pre-amps at that time and Foreplay sounded better than most.

  Unfortunately I don't know the answer about bypassing input stage.

  Regards
  Goran
  
  

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• Re: AN kit 1 with pre amp...? Pinging Kaaos and Zeke - profbrookes 04:45:19 01/30/06 (0)
  In Reply to: AN kit 1 with pre amp...? Pinging Kaaos and Zeke posted by Balle Clorin on January 29, 2006 at 07:08:58:

  I have heard that it is unwise to remove or bypass the pre stage of the kit1 (things may have changed without me knowing it since though).

  That leaves 2 options:

  1. Run the kit 1 with near max volume set.
  2. Forget the Foreplay and simply wire in a selector switc and some silver wires.

  I'd go for option 2 as this is now a standard option for the kit1. It also has the advantage of removing extra circuitry - which is one of the things that SET is about IMHO.
  

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• Re: AN kit 1 with pre amp...? Pinging Kaaos and Zeke - zeke 02:35:36 01/30/06 (0)
  In Reply to: AN kit 1 with pre amp...? Pinging Kaaos and Zeke posted by Balle Clorin on January 29, 2006 at 07:08:58:

  Hello Balle

  (1) I built the Foreplay 2, but never tried it with the kit1. I tried a couple other preamps with the kit1, but imo the kit 1 sounds better without a preamp.
  (2) I tried the volume pot(s) in different positions, but still preferred the kit1 w/o a preamp...... YMMV
  (3) I have read you can wire the kit1 w/o the pre stage, but you would have to check with Brian at AN kits as to how it is done .
  
  

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