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In Reply to: pre amp upgrade posted by alvinnir on May 21, 2005 at 17:54:07:
Modwright SWL 9.0SE. $2200. (Bybees & Blackgate options recommended). Much, much better than my CJ PV14S2 and some owners of Premier 17s have said the same re it (check Audio Circles). Hybrid linestage with incredible transparency, resolution and dynamics. No grain, no glare, no hardness. A dealer I know whom I demo'ed it for said it sounded like an $8k pre. (No connection to Modwright other than as a satisfied customer).
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if you can live without remote volume, have Dan put a Dact attenuator in there as well. Much more detail and soundstage. And I am one who sold the CJ 17LS for this even without bybees, BG's, and the Dact. It really is that good, IMHO
Ever try Bybees in a 17LS? The performance easily boosts it into the $10K range and then some.
No, I haven't, although I would love to hear that combination. I've been bugging my dealer to get a S2 17LS in for a while but he wasn't impressed with the S1 and hasn't moved on it yet. I have heard the Act 2 and was very impressed with it but I didn't consider it worth near the difference in price between it and the SWL9.0 SE with Bybees and Blackgates.
what is bybees?
Bybee Quantum Purifiers, developed by Jack Bybee originally for military purposes (noise reduction in submarines, I think) and adapted by him for audiophile use. Primarily as in line filters for power supplies and inputs and outputs. Lowers noise substantially, providing a more spacious and analog like sound.
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