scoobs
01-06-2010, 19:36
Due to some domestic changes and a downscaling exercise, I have decided to sell my pre amp as I want to incoprate a headphone rig as my other half will be working shifts in her new job.
This was built for me in 2008 by Gordon Welford, he now operates under the name of Dark Matter Audio Labs. This chap has some skill indeed and was approached by a high end UK boutique ANUK.
My remit was a minimalist no compromise valve mm phono / pre amp, and this is his creation, based on high end Audionote models like the M8 phono. I'm not talking about cosmetic comparisons [roll eyes smiley]
It is a two box affair with a power on/off knob and a mute on psu box, and uses a Mullard rectifier feeding a choke input power supply.The power supply caps are type JC Morrison.
The main pre is a novel design and uses some of the highest quality components available. The middle knob controls the 5 inputs inc phono and the the outer two are the dual mono volume controls, there is no remote.
NOS 1950's GE JAN 6072A tubes as seen in KONDO and Audionote.
Discontinued and hard to find Shinkoh Tantalum resistors
V-Cap capacitors
Solid silver rca sockets
Deep Cryo silver internal wiring, insulated with pure silk and pure silver solder throughout.
If there is magic in your source material, then this pre will sniff it out for sure. It sounds fresh with room to breathe, articulate and convey emotion and delicate inflections. It can be deft and turn transients on a sixpence, or rupture the air with growling basslines when required. A fantastic and unique piece of kit.
I am looking for £750 or will consider a part-ex against a nice valve mm phono stage - EAR 834P / Puresound P10.
Audition welcome, I am based in Monmouthshire, South Wales (NP4).
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/indypepa/amp1.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/indypepa/innards-001.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/indypepa/amp2.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/indypepa/innards-002.jpg
This was built for me in 2008 by Gordon Welford, he now operates under the name of Dark Matter Audio Labs. This chap has some skill indeed and was approached by a high end UK boutique ANUK.
My remit was a minimalist no compromise valve mm phono / pre amp, and this is his creation, based on high end Audionote models like the M8 phono. I'm not talking about cosmetic comparisons [roll eyes smiley]
It is a two box affair with a power on/off knob and a mute on psu box, and uses a Mullard rectifier feeding a choke input power supply.The power supply caps are type JC Morrison.
The main pre is a novel design and uses some of the highest quality components available. The middle knob controls the 5 inputs inc phono and the the outer two are the dual mono volume controls, there is no remote.
NOS 1950's GE JAN 6072A tubes as seen in KONDO and Audionote.
Discontinued and hard to find Shinkoh Tantalum resistors
V-Cap capacitors
Solid silver rca sockets
Deep Cryo silver internal wiring, insulated with pure silk and pure silver solder throughout.
If there is magic in your source material, then this pre will sniff it out for sure. It sounds fresh with room to breathe, articulate and convey emotion and delicate inflections. It can be deft and turn transients on a sixpence, or rupture the air with growling basslines when required. A fantastic and unique piece of kit.
I am looking for £750 or will consider a part-ex against a nice valve mm phono stage - EAR 834P / Puresound P10.
Audition welcome, I am based in Monmouthshire, South Wales (NP4).
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/indypepa/amp1.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/indypepa/innards-001.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/indypepa/amp2.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/indypepa/innards-002.jpg