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Raven,Akido,Ultrapath line amp

Posted by Rune (A) on April 28, 2007 at 03:39:25

Hi,
all these preamps have been around for a while now and I guess some of you have been able to compare them to some of the "best" production preamps,so it would be fun to have some thoughts on how you believe they compare ? . I know there are no "best" and that sound usually are very subjective,but I would like to hear your subjective thoughts and don't be afraid to brag about your own project :-)

I'm about to order parts for one of these amps,and I think I will go for the Raven,unless someone in here manages to change my mind;-).
I have recently had some very good preamps like EAR 864,DIY Hifi Supply TRAM,Audio Note M3 line kit signature version with C-core OPT, and the one I have left,Eastern Electric Minimax.
The Raven will be a little different than all these 4 since its push-pull,and it can be interesting to hear if that brings anything new to the table.....
I also have a plan to build the Karna amplifier,so a Raven can maybe be a way for me to find out if thats a design/sound-philosophy that will enhance my MUSICAL experience,before I spend very big bucks on the Karna parts :-) I've had my share of so called "high-end" products that made some of my absolute favourite records sound like shit,and thats NOT what I'm looking for.Luckily I've heard good stuff like Audio Note that pull out more REAL information from my records and because of that in fact make records that I thought were very bad recorded now become MORE musical enjoyable,and thats what I'm looking for!

So any thoughts on differences between some of these and other good DIY designs, and maybe comparsion made with big bucks finished products like say the Audio Note M10 :-) ?

BTW,since I'm from Norway we have 230 Volt and 50Hertz net specs.Do you think that can give me any noise/hum problems from constructions like Raven which is voiced with 120 and 60(?)Hz ?

I appreciate any comment !
Cheers,
Rune

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