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  1. #51
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edward View Post
    Of course the end result, of listening to music in a particular setting, will be the synergy between all the items in the audio chain ....

    As should be applied to every thread of all time!

    Stepped attenuation all the way for me. For various reasons but the chief being I think they sound better. Plus you can lock the volume on exact increments which I have found useful for squeezing better dynamics out of different sources and even just different albums. Volume matching has a big effect on my system/s.

    Check these out, I've bought source selectors from the seller before and the work is very good. Plus you can spec your requirements RCA/XLR in/out etc and choose your pot/attenuator.

    Cheers

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/spj-la-lu...p2047675.l2562

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    I'm currently listening to my Django TVC into Edward's LP Spirit/ Valab Class A Pass Aleph clone (formerly Tom's) it's a very nice listen, smooth and easy going but detailed with high resolution. Has anyone else tried TVCs? Mine has the S&B transformers inside so basically a music first (expecting a bit of come back on that one!).

    There's one on ebay at their moment for about £600 and it's worth it. You might spot mine on a certain sales site or two, but the sale is on hold since I tried this combo!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawrence001 View Post
    I'm currently listening to my Django TVC into Edward's LP Spirit/ Valab Class A Pass Aleph clone (formerly Tom's) it's a very nice listen, smooth and easy going but detailed with high resolution. Has anyone else tried TVCs? Mine has the S&B transformers inside so basically a music first (expecting a bit of come back on that one!).

    There's one on ebay at their moment for about £600 and it's worth it. You might spot mine on a certain sales site or two, but the sale is on hold since I tried this combo!

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    I’ve been using various MFA TVCs for years now. I’ve heard far costlier solutions but have never felt the need to change what I use. Wide open and resolving, neutral, balanced throughout the frequency range, it delivers all the emotion in the recording.

    Not cheap mind although there’s always second hand options about, some great if you’re patient.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thingfish View Post
    Now now Pep imp be nice....

    I simply yawned cause im off of Nightshift and a tad tired.

    Relax.
    Yeah ok, but please refrain from making those sorts of remarks. It's unnecessary and comes across as provocative. Next time you're tired, keep it to yourself!

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    For the record it didn't bother me one bit.. I deal with blokes like that all day at work. Water off a ducks back

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    Recently had a Dave Slagle Autoformer passive in my system and very impressed having heard various incarnations - transformer-LDR-switched att' etc etc....

    That's where my cash would go but I have two passives wired 47 Labs and Western Electric with a specific Bourns pot that just work so well in my kit.

    I keep them hanging around as back up to the iFi Pro pre' as Bourns though not a flash audiophile name supply to the medical, industrial and the automotive industry since the 40's with an unbelivable catalog of precision potentiometers.
    EMT 930ST
    Garrard 301/3009 MK1
    Micro Seiki MR-711/MA-202L
    Stax SRA-3S MM phono amplifier
    Nagra BPSv2 phonostage
    BigBottle BB3 Phonostage
    Telefunken Bv.42-01 Transformer
    Hashimoto HM-3 Transformer
    Braun CC4 Transformer
    Ortofon Spu Synergy
    Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
    Miyajima Waza
    Denon 103SA
    Audio Technica AT33 Mono
    IFI Pro Linestage
    PYE HF12 KT66 Monoblocks
    Uchida Sun Audio SV-300BE
    Quantum Electronics 202D
    Marantz 1060 Integrated
    Western Electric Line Transformer
    Yamaha CDR-HD1500
    Tannoy 15" Bespoke

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