Quote Originally Posted by Mr Peabody
Yeah, that might turn out to be the best $10.00 you spent.
Mr.P

I think you are absolutely right!!!!!

I was only able to get about 30 minutes of listening in because we have company staying and I was told to stop hiding out in the garage.... Very preliminary impression.

I took it out to the garage system and tentaviely hooked it since they amp connection does not use the regular Right/Left designation. I guessed that the bottom cinput was for the right channel and the top was the left. Anyway the amp used was nothing special a Kenwood KM-209 and the first pair of speakers I tested it with was a pair of Genesis 10's. It was immediately apparent that this pre was doing things with these speakers I have never heard before. Crystal clear imaging at a very low volume setting. Just thinking about increasing volume added sound-extremely sensitive volume control which in the wrong hands could easily blow speakers out. The Cd I was listening to was not challenging and rather pedestrian but sounded very lively and crisp. Seemed to be very accurate and tested the full range limits of the speakers. Did not try to make the speakers do more-no distortion or shrillness even when you pushed the control levels to the extreme. One the pre took the speakers to their limits it just leveled off as if the tone controls has reached their end. I then switched over to a pair of Polk Monitor 10's which have a large passive radiator bass and this piece reached way down and brought out deep clear bass.

I need to try some other music on it and really put it through its paces. Would also like to give it a sustained listening to make sure their are no issues. I also have to find some replacement buttons. Am dying to know how it will sound in the main system but the sensitive volume control worries me. My wife has a tendency to forget how to power up the gear and starts turning knobs. If she were to turn the volume knob too high and then apply power I can see her frying my Heresy's......