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From: cadence!barnes@uunet.UU.NET (Tim Barnes)
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Subject: Re: Preamp Purchase Advice
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Date: 10 May 91 17:38:14 GMT
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If you can relax the drive requirement (e.g. by moving the power amps
and getting more speaker cable), the First Sound Reference I and
Reference II passive control units are stunning.  I'm using the
Reference I with a Music Reference RM-9 tube amp and it's gorgeous.
I've tried a number of passives and the First Sound gadgets are much the
best (for reasons I don't altogether understand).  Cost?  $1200 or
$1800.  The difference is shielding, gold plate, and the 20 vs. 30 steps
on the attenuators.  The design is completely symmetrical dual mono.

I haven't found ANY preamps which give the immediacy of this
combination.

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