Does anyone know if there are any good low cost preamps around? Good sounding that is...
Need one for my home system, and it should have at least line level inputs.
Need one for my home system, and it should have at least line level inputs.
Here is a cheap & easy one...
You can use this as a reference.....works just as well with BUF 04
http://www.stereophile.com/printarchives.cgi?54
Arne K
NORWAY
You can use this as a reference.....works just as well with BUF 04
http://www.stereophile.com/printarchives.cgi?54
Arne K
NORWAY
LC, shouldn't you be able to wip that up yourself?
http://www.schuro.de/preisl-minipre.htm
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16614&highlight=
http://www.schuro.de/preisl-minipre.htm
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16614&highlight=
what about using a PGA2310, -95 to +31 dB and very few parts needed. Look in the other threads about this chip.
Let me see if I have this right......
A guy that sells switchmode amps, I/V stages, clock upgrades, and who knows what else, has to get ideas for a cheap preamp here????
Sounds like someone is trolling to me. Just my opinion.
Jocko
A guy that sells switchmode amps, I/V stages, clock upgrades, and who knows what else, has to get ideas for a cheap preamp here????
Sounds like someone is trolling to me. Just my opinion.
Jocko
Maybe he just doesn't know how to build cheap and bad amp? 😀
BTW, I heard a rumour that most of the Zapfilters he sells go to
Japan to be used not for CDPs but in a commercial preamp.
Maybe that's a simple enough solution? 😉
BTW, I heard a rumour that most of the Zapfilters he sells go to
Japan to be used not for CDPs but in a commercial preamp.
Maybe that's a simple enough solution? 😉
I would be interested in the PGA2310 for a volume control, but how can it be used... I'm a beginner... the things itself look interesting, but if I dont know how to use it... well its useless for me.
Look on the data sheet, and buy an evaluation board if you want. It's really just like a kit.
Jan Didden
Jan Didden
Maybe he's NOT _REALLY_ the Lars Clausen of LCaudio ??
A couple of years ago I would have pinned this on Fred, but I m getting too old for this. 😉
A couple of years ago I would have pinned this on Fred, but I m getting too old for this. 😉
Seeing how this is the solid state forum rather than the chip forum, I won't mention the hundreds of opamp-based designs you could use.
Many love the Gilmore Dynamic headphone amplifier used as a preamp. You can construct the amplifier section itself for maybe $50, with another $70-$80 going into the full PS. Then, blow what you want on casework, jacks, a stepped attenuator, etc, and you've got a by all accounts great preamp for only a few hundred dollars. You can find a schematic/notes on it at Headwize. I'm building one for a preamp stage to a GC right now.
Many love the Gilmore Dynamic headphone amplifier used as a preamp. You can construct the amplifier section itself for maybe $50, with another $70-$80 going into the full PS. Then, blow what you want on casework, jacks, a stepped attenuator, etc, and you've got a by all accounts great preamp for only a few hundred dollars. You can find a schematic/notes on it at Headwize. I'm building one for a preamp stage to a GC right now.
(I'm with Jocko)
Trollin', trollin', trollin'...........
Rawhide!
(We like both kinds of music.........country and Western.)
C'mon, Phred could do better than this...........
Jocko
Rawhide!
(We like both kinds of music.........country and Western.)
C'mon, Phred could do better than this...........
Jocko
Simple?
As your new clock has 91 active parts it must be not too difficult for you to throw together some IC's, a pot and selector switch to build a preamp. Am I missing something here????
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Hi Lars,LC Audio said:
As your new clock has 91 active parts it must be not too difficult for you to throw together some IC's, a pot and selector switch to build a preamp. Am I missing something here????
😕
Come on guys, you don't have to send the wolves after Lars.
Lars may have something (I don't know what) to offer you if he feels welcome here.
If Lars tells everyone why he wants this input maybe he can get some clever ideas from you clever guys.
Lars may have something (I don't know what) to offer you if he feels welcome here.
If Lars tells everyone why he wants this input maybe he can get some clever ideas from you clever guys.
LC Audio said:
If you have some switches laying around like in your old attenuator as input selector, then i would go for the AD8610, with very simple regulation.
like ... Sorry the resistance values are missing....
But the AD8610 would work just fine with a gain of +1.
Throwing Lars to the Wolves???
This is typical, this is so typical.........
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Per-Anders,peranders said:
This is typical, this is so typical.........
🙄
Lars is more after a non-diy preamp. I'd say a used Denon PRA-1500 is a good buy for a descent amount of money. Costed 15 years ago 350 USD and my Denon has worked excellent all years, no mechanical hassle what so ever. 4 ganged volume pot(!), JFET's in the MC-RIAA, overall a good design, no weirdness altough it come from Japan.
Is there any new good preamps out there for 200-400 USD.
Is there any new good preamps out there for 200-400 USD.
I'm Hurt!
'Maybe he's NOT _REALLY_ the Lars Clausen of LCaudio ??
A couple of years ago I would have pinned this on Fred, but I m getting too old for this. "
Even I am getting too old for that.......
I am insulted Sir, that you would think a Guy like me would come up with something so obvious and boring. My creations had backbone and a sense of style. Why, occasionally they were even Grand.....
'Maybe he's NOT _REALLY_ the Lars Clausen of LCaudio ??
A couple of years ago I would have pinned this on Fred, but I m getting too old for this. "
Even I am getting too old for that.......
I am insulted Sir, that you would think a Guy like me would come up with something so obvious and boring. My creations had backbone and a sense of style. Why, occasionally they were even Grand.....
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