passive

  1. icOn 4 Passive Preamplifier

    Review icOn 4 Passive Preamplifier

    I am fascinated by passive preamplifiers (Control Units?) and have been for a few years. One of the advantages of digital analogue convertors DACs (the only one?) is they have a healthy output of 2V. With power amplifiers giving full output from an input of 0.7-1.5V that in effect means the need...
  2. julesd68

    FS - Passive Pre 128 step with remote control

    Passive pre for sale with remote control   Extremely transparent sound and superb condition  128 step volume control, total attenuation 63.5dB 50k impedance, 4 inputs, digital display, mute function No mains cable supplied   Costs on eBay around £160 + customs / VAT fees etc   Selling for £95...
  3. Open door

    Khozmo passive preamp - shunt style with remote

    Khozmo passive preamp - shunt style with remote  Khozmo is well regarded as we know. This preamp is a little different to most of Khozmo’s offerings as it was a bespoke request. First off it is a shunt style based on relays (not in the pot) - hence the board in the photos. I had a similar...
  4. TheFlash

    SOLD: Music First Audio Baby Reference with rare remote option

    £2750, special discounts for established Wammers, check in-store for details, terms and conditions apply. Now definitely for sale, having equivocated... and come up with another cunning plan, and that's no reflection on its stunning performance, believe me. If you're reading this then you don't...
  5. TheFlash

    Active and passive speaker topologies with examples

    Ok, so in my dreams... anyone wishing to talk about a particular active product would take this diagram and either draw a boundary on it or highlight in a colour of their choice the components which are included in eg a Dutch&Dutch system, a Linn Exaktbox system or whatever. These are a...
  6. khapahk

    Django TVC passive preamplifier

    I need to have a “spring clean” ! I purchased this from take5 in 2014 and have been using it quite successfully with a variety of valve power amplifiers in my system. However system changes have meant that it is now surplus to requirements and the time has come to part company. I believe this...
  7. M

    NVA P50 Passive Pre Amp

    NVA P50 Passive Pre-Amp. Fantastic little passive pre-amp, much better than its low price may suggest. In Excellent condition, slight scratch on the volume knob. This was partnered my Quad 306 power amp which is also for sale. NVA P50 Specifications: ·         Controls - Volume and...
  8. graham67

    Glasshouse C-Core TVC Passive Preamplifier review

    I would like to provide my thoughts on the Glass house TVC passive pre-amp I purchased recently on the Wam. In recent years I have tried many different active valve and transistor preamps as well as passive preamps  with my Net Audio modified Quad 405.   Most of the passive preamps resulted...
  9. B

    Music First Classic V2 Copper

    Looking for a Music First Classic V2 Copper, pre-owned. If anybody? Let me know! Thanks
  10. George 47

    Review of Khozmo Passive Preamplifier

    With the Reviews section in abeyance, I thought I would still go ahead and give you my thoughts on the little Khozmo passive preamplifier: It was twenty years ago that Sgt Pepper taught the band to play… Well it was actually 34 years ago (yes 34 years!!) that CD hit the (audio) world. It...