Does anyone know of any reviews of this unit similar to Gary Galo's testing of the KAB preamp? Maybe
that's fodder for an ARSC Journal article -- a testing and features shootout between this unit, KAB,
the LOC Preamp and the TDL Restoration preamp. Maybe throw in an old McIntosh or Marantz for
comparison.
One thing I'd love to see on my "dream preamp" would be a digital-logic control panel for the EQ,
rather than rotary switches or pushbuttons. I'd prefer the audio to be confined to a PC board, where
all the EQ components could be laid out with short signal paths, with routing done by little
micro-relays or whatever they're using these days. And of course separate controls for turnover and
rolloff.
Calibrated precision output levels may be useful for some folks. I notice that the unit Parker
distributes has VCA controlled outputs, which is a good idea. Using a digital-logic user interface
could accomplish this with VCA's.
-- Tom Fine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Parker Dinkins" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 8:19 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] "Best of both worlds" disk preamplifier
>> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 08:00:14 -0400
>> From: Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: "Best of both worlds" disk preamplifier
>
> <snip>
>
>> The device I describe offers the best
>> of both worlds -- you get that flat transfer to archive and do whatever in the digital domain at
>> some later time, but you end up with a listenable/usable sound file at the same time.
>
> <snip>
>
> These preamplifiers have been available for some time:
>
> http://www.masterdigital.com/24bit/vadlydmd12.htm
>
> —
> Parker Dinkins
> www.masterdigital.com
>
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