My New Preamp!!

[laatsch55]

#3 hot?

 

[Gibsonian]

No it's 2

 

[laatsch55]

Replacing the power supply batteries...

 

[laatsch55]

Duracells.....of course. Panasonic's were in it. Maybe original..

 

[jvandyke_texas]

Does it double as a dish rack?

 

[Gepetto]

Some heat in there Lee? Purple tint to the black anodize

 

[roccus]

What does it use batteries for Lee??

 

[Gepetto]

Batteries power this preamp for ultra low noise. Not uncommon in high end preamps.

 

[laatsch55]

The chassis started out as a single piece of aluminum....iI'm impressed..

 

[laatsch55]

One battery had swelled....a touch sketchy. Glad they did not leak.

 

[laatsch55]

Some heat in there Lee? Purple tint to the black anodize

Ya know Joe I was thinking that but it's too consistent and nothing else appears to have gotten hot in it..

 

[Bradrock]

The transformer looks cozy in there.

 

[laatsch55]

Yep....agreed Brad...nice damn pre-amp....

 

[laatsch55]

Leads had to be desoldered and soldered to the new batteries....

 

[laatsch55]

Charging batteries now......8 to 12 hours...

 

[Gepetto]

The chassis started out as a single piece of aluminum....iI'm impressed..

When cost just does not matter...

 

[laatsch55]

No cheap bean counters in that company...

 

[Gibsonian]

Nor in their affluent customer base!

Glad to see you firing her up Lee. The power supply appears to be 2 batteries with built in charger.

 

[laatsch55]

Well that and a dandy DC power supply when not on batteries...

 

[Gibsonian]

Is this thing in the system yet Lee. Seems like it was nearly a year ago we first heard about it.