interesting little IC (AD797) preamp

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Originally posted by Fred Dieckmann
P.S. Sorry.... its those damned elections. Like the Devo song says:
Freedom from Choice.

FRED, quoting DEVO??? I don't even know you but I know I like you!

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Originally posted by dorkus
i just received this interesting little preamp tonight from the editor of the audio magazine i write for

haven't peeked inside yet so i'm not sure of the topology, but it uses two AD797's per channel.
as for the sound, you would never guess what it is like.

this one is in same division

Emmeline HR-2 Headphone Amp $875.00

The HR-2 is a high resolution headphone amplifier. It incorporates two state of the art AD797 audio IC’s—the best ever made. It is tweaked on a very high resolution audio system and provides all the appealing magical characteristics and fullness of a well detailed headphone amp. The HR-2 is hand built with high quality electronic parts. All resistors are .1% Dale (vishay). All the caps are polypropylene and tantalum.