I've had the JJ's Ecc83's before but I'm not a fan. I'm a Mullard bloke M8137's.Originally Posted by Jimbo
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I'm Andrew.
I've had the JJ's Ecc83's before but I'm not a fan. I'm a Mullard bloke M8137's.
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I'm James.
The JJs are very poor in the phono section but OK in the regulation, anywhere they don't influence the sound too much. Tesla ECC83 are on a different planet.
The preamp although slightly utilitarian is in a great case and uses quality components throughout. I expect some of those valves maybe bettered but I would say all better than ECC83 implementation ?
I had the chance to buy so many of the preamps Glenn produced over the years but only ever bought the Micro and the Croft 25R. I did listen to nearly all the iterations of preamps he built and most of his power amps. Some were never seen by many as they were one offs, a bit like yours, all besboke items.
His Dakshini OTL power amp was superb and I had that for a short while. However the one amp that bent my brain was his OTL Cypher mono blocks. I think they were £10,000 a pair way back and were built in fantastic quality cases the like which he never used again. The amps themselves were fairly low power (15W output) 6A7SG but the grip and control they had on the speakers and the SQ was mind bending. Bet not many folk have ever heard these. If you see any for sale BUY!
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
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I'm Josie.
A very nice phono stage. From the best era of Croft IMO. But why keep things secret? lol
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I'm guy.
What is the purpose of the “short circuit” option and “balancing system”?I've been keeping this one (not so) secret. I had an oppotunity to buy this Phonostage from a famous cartridge designer/modder. It's his personal phonostage that he asked Glenn Croft to build and was used to "voice" his cartridges. I'm a little bored, so here are some pictures.
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Any thoughts or comments?
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