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[Firebottle]

Thanks again Alan and James, do you think it's worth rolling the ECL85 or would it not improve the sound?

Sorry I can't comment on that with any authority. I've never used a valve regulator stage.

I'm sure some Croft owners have rolled all the valves and would say it affects the sound, but my guess would be very marginally.
The valves actually doing the amplification are the ones to roll if desired.

[Lawrence001]

Strange how things work out, wasn't sure exactly what I would do with the pre, I've just moved to an Olive 04HD server with Audio Physic Sparks and this pre adds just the right body and warmth to what might otherwise be a slightly sparse sound.

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[lordmortlock]

It's good isn't it? I thought it had just the right balance of texture and transparency. I preferred it to a Shindo pre I had at the time ... wonderful tone but too coloured, too thick for me.

[Lawrence001]

It's good isn't it? I thought it had just the right balance of texture and transparency. I preferred it to a Shindo pre I had at the time ... wonderful tone but too coloured, too thick for me.

Hi praise indeed! How much did the Shindo set you back??

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[lordmortlock]

Best part of 2k iirc. And this imaged better and was waay more open. Granted, the Shindo doesn't things no other unit does it terms of tone and density but didn't quite tick my hifi boxes

[Lawrence001]

Interesting, I'll compare it to my DHT pre and see what the difference is.

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