jandl100
19-04-2015, 09:34
Simply the best active pre-amp I have owned.
I bought it 2 (or was it 3?) years ago on eBay auction for £690 iirc. It retailed at £4k.
German high end.
Full remote control, including volume in 0.5dB steps and display on/off. Active gain from -99dB to +20dB. Remote buttons to jump +10dB and -20dB, so it doesn't take forever to change volume.
Separate PSU box.
Linestage only. Headphone socket at rear.
This example is a bit tatty around the edges, which is why it sold for as low as it did on eBay. See photos.
But works A1.
-- actually is has a bit of a "feature" where the display goes a bit odd when you change inputs after first switching it on. Just needs an off/on cycle to sort this until the next time it's been off for a while / overnight ... it's always done this!
And it doesn't have proper feet - I think it used to be rack-mounted - so I have blu-tacked 3 RDC1 cones to the bottom plate. :)
Sound is superb, imho - very natural but transparent and dynamic as hell and images like a champ. Just a great pre-amp.
Looking for £600 plus £20 postage, or collect / meet-up.
-- may consider swapsies / px for interesting hifi. :)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF7959.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF7959.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6284_zpsugfreo0b.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6284_zpsugfreo0b.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6278_zpsj4t8yzba.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6278_zpsj4t8yzba.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6279_zpstgkedse6.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6279_zpstgkedse6.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6280_zpspnstcixj.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6280_zpspnstcixj.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6282_zpsknjw7jka.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6282_zpsknjw7jka.jpg.html)
I bought it 2 (or was it 3?) years ago on eBay auction for £690 iirc. It retailed at £4k.
German high end.
Full remote control, including volume in 0.5dB steps and display on/off. Active gain from -99dB to +20dB. Remote buttons to jump +10dB and -20dB, so it doesn't take forever to change volume.
Separate PSU box.
Linestage only. Headphone socket at rear.
This example is a bit tatty around the edges, which is why it sold for as low as it did on eBay. See photos.
But works A1.
-- actually is has a bit of a "feature" where the display goes a bit odd when you change inputs after first switching it on. Just needs an off/on cycle to sort this until the next time it's been off for a while / overnight ... it's always done this!
And it doesn't have proper feet - I think it used to be rack-mounted - so I have blu-tacked 3 RDC1 cones to the bottom plate. :)
Sound is superb, imho - very natural but transparent and dynamic as hell and images like a champ. Just a great pre-amp.
Looking for £600 plus £20 postage, or collect / meet-up.
-- may consider swapsies / px for interesting hifi. :)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF7959.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF7959.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6284_zpsugfreo0b.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6284_zpsugfreo0b.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6278_zpsj4t8yzba.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6278_zpsj4t8yzba.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6279_zpstgkedse6.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6279_zpstgkedse6.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6280_zpspnstcixj.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6280_zpspnstcixj.jpg.html)
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/jandl100/DSCF6282_zpsknjw7jka.jpg (http://s262.photobucket.com/user/jandl100/media/DSCF6282_zpsknjw7jka.jpg.html)