Waiting for the Truth

[farflungstar]

I like an objective opinion, my knowledge of electronics is crap and I try to balance the objective against the subjective. Andrew has been particularly helpful and explained a lot on another thread of mine about SUTs and I now always read his input. I don't tolerate people talking down to me in the street so certainly won't here - unfortunately I also find it difficult to keep my trap shut when provoked so perhaps share something in common where jez.



In perpetual pursuit.

[montesquieu]

Tom, I get where you're coming from regarding the passive option - but although the truth has no gain it is buffered at input and output so isn't the same as a typical passive. I can only put the difference im hearing in comparison to the autoformers down to this - and I might hear the same (resolution though perhaps less transparent) with an active pre. I don't know.

I think if I'm missing something I'd say liquidity - but to be honest it's more the fact that I don't 'get' the technology that is niggling me. Contrary to some people's opinion I need to understand something, to see the 'logic' before I can believe in it. This is why I've always preferred passive - logically less components equals less colouration and so easier to trust what I hear. This might not make sense but then again I'm weird.

Yes there is a slight hardness - but im running new interconnects at the moment and so it could be those. I never, never experienced hardness with the Slagles - and the Vida drove the Slagle wonderfully (or perhaps not judging the vidas performance into the truth).

If I knew there was a silver wired transformer in the box I wouldn't be questioning it!




In perpetual pursuit.

You need some bottles in there mate. You know it makes sense.

[farflungstar]

In a way tom you've hit the nail on the head. My system now has a solid state kind sound (accuracy?).

My hashimito SUT will be here next week (still in customs!) along with the Miyajima Kansui - I'm hoping the meaty Miyajima will flesh things out a little.

Am going to play with SRA etc tomorrow and see if that has a positive effect. The new cardas cables also need burning in.

[farflungstar]

Andrew... On audiokarma there are some internal pics.... I'm not a member so can't see.

http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.p...preamp.498219/

In perpetual pursuit.

[Firebottle]

As this thread is generating so much interest I've posted the pictures.
There isn't much to see . Any thought anyone?

Looks like the psu regulator:



Looks like the shape of a photocell on the bottom board?:



TO5 can video buffers? 2 per channel?






Two more:

[Firebottle]

So 1 LED illuminating 2 photocells, each connected somehow between two video buffers.

Andrew?

[farflungstar]

http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Linestages.html

This is the review that kicked the whole thing off. I spent a few hours last night rereading user opinions etc and they all (including my own) share 2 things in common - astonishment and a lack of understanding why.

The images from audio karma are from the first prototypes Ed put together, hence breadboards etc.

In perpetual pursuit.

[Marco]

As this thread is generating so much interest I've posted the pictures.
There isn't much to see . Any thought anyone?

Looks like the psu regulator:



Looks like the shape of a photocell on the bottom board?:



TO5 can video buffers? 2 per channel?






Two more:

None of those images are showing up, daftee. Think you need to be a registered (and logged in) member of Audio Karma to view them. If you want everyone to here to see them, you'll need to copy them and post them up through something like Phototbucket.

Marco.

[Firebottle]

OK I will amend the post.

Tech Daftee.

[struth]

As this thread is generating so much interest I've posted the pictures.
There isn't much to see . Any thought anyone?

Looks like the psu regulator:



Looks like the shape of a photocell on the bottom board?:



TO5 can video buffers? 2 per channel?






Two more:

Waoh, theres so little in there its invisible