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I saw it on Ebay and Audigon, and as I am looking for an inexpensive tubed preamp I am very curious as to it's performance. For $300, it seems like an incredible deal.http://www.ys-audio.com/ys-audio_eng.htm
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I don't know this particular preamplifier but am also interested in finding out.I have purchased the MC Pre-preamplifier from the same company (YS-Audio). I haven't had a chance to listen yet but can say that it looks the part, the delivery was prompt and my communications were all answered very promptly, despite the language barrier.
I'll report back when I've listened to my MC pre. Meanwhile, so far so good and, at these prices, there's really not much to lose.
Steve Margolis
Sorry I made a mistake, the unit my friend has is only an MM phono pre NOT the MC one.BTW, check out the description of YS preamps from the their website, 3rd paragraph:
http://www.ys-audio.com/cono.htm
Then read the description in Audio Note Japan's website, 2nd paragraph:
http://www.audionote.co.jp/preamp/index.htm
Here is the complete text that was "stolen" from AN Japan:
> > > Tube rectification opens up the soundstage and allows the music to "bloom". The melody flows naturally, like a river. In contrast, solid state rectifiers emit electromagnetic pulses that resonate throughout the audio circuit and add an electronic haze that can be perceived as a highly unnatural noise or grain. The unnaturalness of the solid state rectifier's turn on/turn off cycle creates a choppy,
edgy feeling that over-emphasizes the leading edge of transients at the expense of a harmonic completeness and does not allow the individual notes to rise and decay naturally. < < <I knew I read this same description somewhere before.
Derick
Just realized - you posted your oops message after the other one. So you've already answered my question. Oops back.Yes, it's bad pirating copy like that. The guy doesn't speak English but that's no excuse. I wonder if the designs are pirated too?
I expect I'll see a similar caps thing with my MC pre but, to be honest, that's not so bad at the price. We'll see.
Steve
Hi Steve,My buddy got one of those phono preamps from YS. I saw parts inside that have good to high quality and good construction, but, this is a big BUT, YS did the cost cutting on the critical coupling and output caps. The ones installed are industrial Philips and Wima polyester/mylar caps. It sounds fuzzy, grainy, and lacks "oomph", no matter how long the break-in takes. Finally, he replaced the Philips coupling caps with a pair of 0.22/600V MIT RTX Polystyrenes, and the 0.80 something Wima to 1uF/250VAC Russian military PIO. Everything improved at once even without break-in, and it just became much smoother in time with more use. If I remember, the unit utilizes traditional negative feedback, and still has some "grey" sounding coloration, but at least it now has more life and inner detail compared to the stock unit before.
Derick
Hi Derick - hmmm, not such great news but thanks for the tips.BTW, you are talking about the "Solo" MC unit, which is the unit I have? This is a 2 box MC amplifier with a separate power supply. There is also a phono preamplifier with RIAA equalization.
Steve
This kit from http://hollowstate.netfirms.com/ The Octal 6 is a sweet, versatile machine. Afer looking and looking at all the product out there I think it has a great price and a great look. (Exposed tube, not the red)
Try building a kit. Bottlehead, Consonace, Velleman, Transcendent, all under $ 500. Never heard of the one from HK.
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