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The best preamp is no preamp ?

Posted by Cleantimestream on December 15, 2021 at 10:07:46:
In a perfect world, agreed.

The best is STILL a TVC connected to an superb gain device... ie transformer coupled 8608. There is no argument a TVC is the finest approach to a volume control, BUT there is still a loss of punch/snap/attack in a TVC with zero gain. I have used many too many configurations with a TVC and no gain. Whether 2 volts or .5. there is a loss... a missing element in the compleat audio experience. You are welcome to disagree... and you know why? Because we all hear differently, moreover if we just stay with numbers; distortion is 10 times greater in any dome or cone vs Horns and most panels. Does this mean some people LIKE certain speaker distortion? Err, correct. And yet I respect the fact many LIKE that. The proof is most listen through cones and domes and argue over distortion in tube amps when the room is the most important factor. Room, Speaker, Pre-amplifier, amp... in that order. Art Dudley heard what I heard and I do not agree with a lot of Art's views. A line source may be the best approach to replicate full on Symphonic bombast. A line source panel is what Arnold Nudell built for himself throughout his engineering career... a devout Symphony lover. Horses of Courses?, You bet.

I miss elements of my Quads despite the Fuzz I heard.
I miss my Magnepan Tympany 1D's for that outstanding lower midrange upper bass punch that has never been equaled. JBl 4315's come close.

Everything is a compromise. Everything crashes by design as my aural memory is distorted by TIME. Some of us can actually hear the signal re-inserted timing delay utilized via global feedback. Many cannot.

That is fine.