| Color Me "Transparent" [message #7925] |
Mon, 22 January 2007 14:55  |
FredT
Messages: 704
Registered: May 2009
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That's what my upstairs system is saying after I replaced the tube amp with a simple 25K ohm Goldpoint attenuator in a gray Hammond chassis. I still need to "Wardsweb" it with a wood front, etc., but the sound is really good for the $140 cost. It's not a good match for the Paramours because their input sensitivity is so low that I have to listen with it turned up almost all the way, but with the high sensitivity Monarchy Class A amps I'm listening with the volume set about halfway. For those who haven't been following Goldpoint's progress with their stepped attenuators, the 1% Dale resistors on their older attenuators have been replaced with 0.1% surface mount devices on their new Mini V design. The SM devices also permit a smaller size that's not much bigger than an Alps blue velvet pot.
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| Re: Color Me "Transparent" [message #7927 is a reply to message #7926] |
Sun, 11 February 2007 19:18  |
Bill Epstein
Messages: 1088
Registered: May 2009
Location: Smoky Mts. USA
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So true.
I originally boght my Goldpoints to use in a Foreplay and it tamed output and did indeed sound way more transparent.
Used it instead of a pre-amp when my only source was the 2 volt Sony SACD player.
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