Sonic Frontiers Line 1 valve preamplifier SE and Balanced plus Loop
Superb pre for sale, selling due to a change of plans.
Great headphone stage too.
In stock form these are very highly regarded. This unit was upgraded by Parts Connexion in Canada which is owned by the ex-founder of Sonic Frontiers so the work is done by someone who knows their stuff and the circuits of these units.
The pre has been max'd out and sounds incredible - very very revealing. Leans towards the cooler sound of what valves can offer.
Comes with the puk metal round remote and works like a dream.
4 x single ended inputs
2 x balanced inputs
2 sets of single ended and 2 sets of balance outputs
Tape loop
Upgrades:
Tubes:
4 x NOS matched Tesla gold pin E88CC
2 x NOS matched 6H23N-EB Reflektor ultra low noise military spec, ruggerised
Power Supply:
Silver plated cryo IEC connector
12 Diode upgrades
Resistors now Kiwane (5)
All electrolytic caps upgraded to various Nichicon's
Hi-Fi Tuning Silver Star fuse
Audio board:
Resistors upgraded to Takman and TKD (30 of them)
Coupling capacitors now Mundorf Supreme Silver/Oil
6 new ceramic and gold plated tube sockets
Silver internal signal wiring
Others:
Volume chip upgrade
SoundCoat chassis dampening
A lot of labour
Small EAR sorbothane feet
No original box sadly. With the upgrades to an already superb pre this is very had to beat.
Volume gains in 0.5dB steps making getting the perfect volume spot easy.
Demo welcome.
£SOLD with UK
Superb pre for sale, selling due to a change of plans.
Great headphone stage too.
In stock form these are very highly regarded. This unit was upgraded by Parts Connexion in Canada which is owned by the ex-founder of Sonic Frontiers so the work is done by someone who knows their stuff and the circuits of these units.
The pre has been max'd out and sounds incredible - very very revealing. Leans towards the cooler sound of what valves can offer.
Comes with the puk metal round remote and works like a dream.
4 x single ended inputs
2 x balanced inputs
2 sets of single ended and 2 sets of balance outputs
Tape loop
Upgrades:
Tubes:
4 x NOS matched Tesla gold pin E88CC
2 x NOS matched 6H23N-EB Reflektor ultra low noise military spec, ruggerised
Power Supply:
Silver plated cryo IEC connector
12 Diode upgrades
Resistors now Kiwane (5)
All electrolytic caps upgraded to various Nichicon's
Hi-Fi Tuning Silver Star fuse
Audio board:
Resistors upgraded to Takman and TKD (30 of them)
Coupling capacitors now Mundorf Supreme Silver/Oil
6 new ceramic and gold plated tube sockets
Silver internal signal wiring
Others:
Volume chip upgrade
SoundCoat chassis dampening
A lot of labour
Small EAR sorbothane feet
No original box sadly. With the upgrades to an already superb pre this is very had to beat.
Volume gains in 0.5dB steps making getting the perfect volume spot easy.
Demo welcome.
£SOLD with UK
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