Tisbury Audio Mini Passive Pre-amp

[jandl100]

My 'demo unit' Tisbury pre is free again - anyone want to try it?

[hifinutt]

pm sent

[jandl100]

Hi Phil - sorry - someone beat you to it.
Join the queue - you can be next.

[mido]

Excellent little preamp.

Totally agree, plenty of detail and transparency and very musical.

Amazing value for money.

Thanks for the loan Jerry

[synsei]

I enjoyed my time with the Tizzie (thanks Jerry ) but I have now moved on to something rather special which is even more of a bargain. One slight criticism I have of the Tisbury is that it is so small and light, if you happen to use thick, less pliable IC's there is a tendency for the tail to wag the dog...

[jandl100]

Yep, not all passive pre's are born equal by any means.

I really like the Tiz; yes, you can get a bit more transparency and rez (although the Tizzie is very good) but there's a natural musical flow and feeling of communication and involvement to it that most others seem to miss out on.
I'll get mine back one of these days, it'll be nice to try it again!
-- if you're ever away for a few days, Dave (synsei), I wouldn't mind a go with your BTE as well!

[vinylspinner]

Plugging her in this morning, yes, agree with Dave, she is a lot smaller than expected.

Thanks for the loan Jerry.

Nigel

[synsei]

Yep, not all passive pre's are born equal by any means.

I really like the Tiz; yes, you can get a bit more transparency and rez (although the Tizzie is very good) but there's a natural musical flow and feeling of communication and involvement to it that most others seem to miss out on.
I'll get mine back one of these days, it'll be nice to try it again!

-- if you're ever away for a few days, Dave (synsei), I wouldn't mind a go with your BTE as well!

Don't get me wrong Jerry I rate the Tizzie's performance very highly and besides, if it hadn't been for your generosity in lending it to me I might not have discovered just how well the 306 works with a passive pre and for that I am in your debt Anyone who owns a Quad 306, 606 or any of the later power amps in this range owes it to themselves to audition a passive pre in their system, you won't regret it

I would be delighted to lend you the BTE Jerry however the likelihood of me being away from home for any length of time in the near to mid future is very slim indeed and the BTE is the only pre-amp I own just now, however if you have a small, spare pre-amp sulking in a far flung corner that you can do without for the duration then I'd be more than happy to do an exchange so you can trial it

[Roy S]

Works very well with a 405-2 as well.

[synsei]

Works very well with a 405-2 as well.

Excellent Roy. To solve the 'tail wagging the dog' problem I ended up sticking it to a rack shelf with double-sided tape...