Lightspeed LDR Passive pre

[Alan]

Due to a new power amp that prefers an active pre, for sale is my Lightspeed mk2 LDR passive attenuator, as supplied by George Stantscheff direct from Australia. This is a single input / single output passive attenuator, and is completely transparent. I have had many passive pre and this has been the best of them all.

More details here. (http://members.optusnet.com.au/~georgehifi/)

Power supply is wall-wart type linear transformer, not a smps.

Condition - pretty decent; a few marks here and there but nothing that really shows. This is a no frills, minimalist component and no expense has been expended on casework (other than at Maplin).

I can also throw in a pair of unused gold plated RCA splitters. More pictures here.
(http://s264.photobucket.com/user/brownalan/slideshow/Lightspeed)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii165/brownalan/Lightspeed/IMAG0097.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/brownalan/media/Lightspeed/IMAG0097.jpg.html)

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii165/brownalan/Lightspeed/IMAG0095.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/brownalan/media/Lightspeed/IMAG0095.jpg.html)

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii165/brownalan/Lightspeed/IMAG0093.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/brownalan/media/Lightspeed/IMAG0093.jpg.html)

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii165/brownalan/Lightspeed/IMAG0092.jpg (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/brownalan/media/Lightspeed/IMAG0092.jpg.html)

The only real marks are underneath, the specks on top are from the duster! :)

I would like £210 + UK delivery (This unit cost £310 to bring into the UK). Collection is fine from East Sussex (nr Eastbourne).

[Puffin]

George Stanscheff was very generous when he published his LDR circuit for the DIY community in order to bring it to a wider audience. I followed the now very long thread in Diyaudio some years ago and made several LDR pre's for myself and others. Once I put one in my system it was never taken out. A very transparent pre and IMO the best I have heard. Good luck with the sale.

Rob.

[Alan]

Sold, with thanks! :)