Me too. Compact, solid, purposeful, no bling. True of the 303 too.
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Me too. Compact, solid, purposeful, no bling. True of the 303 too.
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Only one thing to bear in mind with the 306, the input sensitivity is high, so not every pre-amp will be happy with it. But that can be changed by swapping two very easy to reach resistors for about a quid!
Yes, the 306 is almost competition for my seventeen quid TPA3116 Chinese Class D mini amp!
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There's no comparison soundwise though. The 303 does little wrong, but it's a pipe & slippers softie.Originally Posted by Macca
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Just making a passive pre-amp to go with the Quad 306. It will have two switchable inputs and one output. I'm using a 250k log pot, as the Quad has a high input sensitivity, hopefully the volume advance with this will be OK. I've finished cutting out the holes in front & rear panels, now to wire up and assemble.
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Nice work Geoff.
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I should finished it later. If the pot value suits what I'm doing, I may order a similar value stepped attenuator.
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Bugger, can't find any suitable wire (so far). I'll just use whatever I can find in my workshop for now just to get it working.
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Done now. I'll try it out shortly.
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Looks neat.
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Superb work Geoff...
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