Coda II
getting there slowly
were did you arrange your demo.
I am toying with getting a pre to go with my puresound 2a3 amp, and am interested in this.
Phil
Like Dave says, have a look at the dealer list.
Then realise there are none in the South West.
You could then do what I did which was to call Audioflair. Adrian has been very helpful and seems to be in touch with Glenn on a regular basis. My first query was that I get slightly more hum from the transformer than I would like; only an issue if it's late (ie, quiet) and what I'm listening to has silent bits in the music.
Answer came back that, yes, there is a bit, it may be slightly worse where I am, there may be some things to try but if it really bugs me the transformer in the R version will be silent.
Second, there's just a bit more gain than I'd like (in my system). This is intentionally a higher gain pre than it's immediate predecessors. Getting it quiet enough isn't an issue, getting it quiet enough and balanced (with the dual pots) is just a little bit more of a faff than I'd like. Coming from a TVC which is often sited as not having enough adjustment at the quiet end, I don't think I'm being over fussy and I don't have a problem with the dual pots as such.
Other than these two (minor) points I'm really struggling to find anything not to like. I've also got a WDPre3 on the way and am hoping the comparison will be interesting.