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  1. Azimuth
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    Darlington Labs Phono Preamps

    So I was on eBay shopping around for phono preamps and stumbled across something that looked like another Chi-Fi box. Upon further inspection, it...
    Thread by: Azimuth, Dec 18, 2020, 65 replies, in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  2. themidsizelebowski
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    STAX SR-009S - need setup advice

    I am going to buy the STAX SR-009S earspeaker, but am a novice in the high-end audio world, and need some advice selecting a full setup (amp +...
    Thread by: themidsizelebowski, May 24, 2020, 9 replies, in forum: Advice Threads
  3. gaspasser
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    WTB: EC Classic Phono or Allnic H-1210 phono preamp?

    I tried to buy the last EC Classic Phono, but some bastid beat me to it. So I’m posting a WTB for a sweet tubed phono stage. I’ve been told by...
    Thread by: gaspasser, Mar 6, 2020, 2 replies, in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
  4. rlow
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    4 New Schiit Preamps (Saga and Freya variants)

    4 new preamps announced as part of Schiit’s new “Product Thunderdome”: https://www.schiit.com/about/news/preamp-thunderdome Saga S (solid state)...
    Thread by: rlow, May 28, 2019, 190 replies, in forum: Preamps
  5. rlow
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    Passive Schiit shootout: Saga vs. Freya vs. SYS

    [ATTACH] Tl;dr: SYS >> Saga > Freya Based on some opinions provided on the Passive Volume Control thread and others, I decided to test out a SYS...
    Thread by: rlow, Mar 21, 2019, 42 replies, in forum: Preamps
  6. Cspirou
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    Dedicated preamps vs headphone amps

    Any opinions on the downsides of using a headphone amp with pre-outs vs a dedicated preamp? To me this seems to boil down to active vs passive...
    Thread by: Cspirou, Jul 26, 2016, 38 replies, in forum: Preamps
  7. liamstrain
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    Better than SET? The radically different 535SE Headphone Amplifier/Preamplifier

    [IMG] Some five years ago, The Audio Guild set out on a mission to see if we could not only capture the magical experience of the classic...
    Thread by: liamstrain, Jun 2, 2016, 135 replies, in forum: Product Announcements
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