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What are you suggesting Steven? Here is an interesting thread on this pre. Apparently it burns through tubes rather quickly and quality control in the company was lacking. http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18996&start=15

My thoughts are this. For $400 more I can get an upgraded SFL-2 with newer better tubes. I can't do that price on the same mods for my current pre. If the SFL-2 pre, even upgraded, doesn't sound the way I like, then I still have the money from the sale to get a different pre. Assuming this pre...

Well if these tubes were in the pre for most of its life, or maybe the seller did a dirty and swapped in old tubes, taking out the good ones. Maybe then I have reason to doubt. These are cheap $12 JJ tubes, so they can't be very good in performance, or they wouldn't be so cheap. That said how...

Checking into my options at the moment. Some people suggest my tubes may be worn out or too cheap. They are the $12 JJ tubes in this thing, so that could be part of the problem. I have a buyer coming over on Monday to check out the pre. If he takes it, I have options to see what pre I'll get...

If I can get my hands on a YBA 2 preamp, I think this should be the ticket. This is how I find out what I like and what I don't. I won't accept something that doesn't make me less then completely happy.

I decided to put the pre up for sale and I already have a potential buyer. Have to see if the deal goes through in the next week.

I'm just learning I don't like what tubes do to music. I liked the smoothness of tubes and the air they produce, but it also rolls off the extremes and squashes dynamics. Its too late to return the piece since it was a private sale, so I'll probably hold on to it anyway. Unless someone offers me...

Well I think I may have goofed with this purchase. It still squashing dynamics to some degree and I noticed its even rolling off the high end a little bit. And though there is a sense of air in the music, I'm not getting space around instruments like I was with the Rotel. Its like its making...

I don't really want to muck up the sound quality by adding yet another piece in between the pre and amp. I talked to the stereo shop here and they suggested rolling tubes may help this situation. Plus possibly changing some internal capacitors and resistors to help out. I'm going to put the...

Well I had the music at a low volume which didn't help. And playing 1812 showed it may have promise. I'll have to test it further and louder to see if it passes or not.

Well it took me a while to hook the thing up with the mess of cables I have everywhere. Didn't listen to it very loud at all, since its late here and the other is reading. My only complaint is I'm not 100% sure if this preamp is squashing dynamics down like drum kicks, etc. Doesn't have the snap...

I just got off work, so I'm anxious to hook it up for temporary use. I was planning on getting it checked out and possibly modded to a newer standard, but I'll leave that for February now. I have a turntable cartridge I've got money down to pick up next month when I finish paying it off.

Though this isn't a pic of my actual piece, its from the internet of the same preamp. Here is a pic of the power supply section of this preamp.

Thank you for the compliments guys! Nando- you'll have to check the unit out sometime when I get my new place. Canadian made to be honest and it was high end at the time. Happy to now own a piece of our history. The owner of the company was running a parts company and then decided to make stereo...

Been wanting one of these for a few years now, and I remember when these were on the market. I frequented a store in Vancouver back then to listen to these units. Had the chance to buy a used unit off a good seller, so I made the purchase with him. This unit is the plain Jane version with no...

Good video Nando. Amp has good clarity, though I'm not sure which speakers you were running in the video. Shame your camera can't pick up bass notes. I'd be curious how the receiver does on that. One day I'll have to drop on by for a visit and see your setup, but I'll do that when I replace my...

I've had my share of older CD players. That said I am one who believes the tech has gotten better the newer it is, because I find older players the sound is too sharp and grating. I did have a McIntosh 7009 which indeed sounded excellent for a 90s unit. Some say its sedate, but I found it rather...

I would wait till the 4K Blu Ray players come out in the next few months. Then you will have the newest standard and still be able to play Blu Rays, CDs, and DVDs. These new players are the UHD players. Don't be confused with the ones on the market at the moment, as those only upscale to 4K. The...

Stu, DVD recorders are meant for recording video. They do not record to CD-Rs as you'd like. You need a dedicated CD recorder which records to CD-Audio discs. That said you are probably better off getting a dedicated A/D converter, putting your music into that, and recording the digital signal...

Listened to the CD last night. Great collection of Xmas tunes. Loved it! Xmas is my favorite time of year, so this goes well with my collection.