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    Doshi Tape Preamp Versus deHavilland Model 222 Mk. II

    Only speaking for Doshi Audio - the above statement is not accurate. Please contact me directly for a complete description on the capabilities of the Evolution (and V3) series of tape preamps. Additionally, I would refrain from making disparaging remarks about industry benchmark companies like...
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    Equi~Tech vs Torus

    The electrical setup (and room construction/acoustical setup) are the foundation of the listening experience. We all love to talk gear and this stuff is not sexy. The fact remains that all of us have electrical distribution in our houses that complies with code for safety but was built to a...
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    Equi~Tech vs Torus

    i have to chime in and agree with this advice. Additionally, having a licensed electrician will also give you an opportunity to check/upgrade the ground in your location which will enhance the performance of all your gear
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    I am Ready for Axpona

    it made it into the Munich Shipment
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    Doshi 3.0 pre-amp review

    And the tape pre history starts with Bruce - "Hey nick!, I need one of those "
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    New tape pre-amp king!!

    it was a pleasure to meet you and enjoy your company over the last couple of days. i hope we meet again soon. in the meantime enjoy in peace and thanks for your hospitality.
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    Doshi V3.0 Line Preamp

    hello, welcome to the Doshi Club - The easiest way would be to get a good power strip or a Henry Engineering relay box. Please get in touch with me in the new year and maybe we can come up with another solution that will work for you. Regards, Nick
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    Doshi Audio Site

    Hello all, i have added a user section to the website for owners of doshi gear to post their thoughts. http://doshiaudio.com/testimonials/ Thanks, Nickhttp://doshiaudio.com/testimonials/
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    Upgrades to v3.0 Tape Preamp?

    Upgrades to the Doshi Tape Stage : over the course of the last year, i have improved the head amplifier to include a servo balanced discrete output driver that has lower output impedance and better drive capability (theoretically). The introduction of the Clarity Cap CMR series of caps has...
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    New tape pre-amp king!!

    You should know!!;)
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    New tape pre-amp king!!

    Bruce had one of the original units so a host ou upgrades - LF eq , meters, coupling caps, circuit upgrades , PSU upgrades and for Bruce - transformer balanced outs so he can use 600 ohm loads if necessary
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    Tube rolling Doshi style

    Glad you are having a good time with the gear. The goal has always been to use easily available tubes and to have the gear sound very good with new production tubes. This is the only sustainable path since NOS will keep getting scarcer. Use the power of the purse to encourage manufacturers to...
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    4 CH Line stage makes its debut

    That's correct - this unit was developed for a specific customer (now 2) who has a large library of multichannel live recordings. My personal opinion is that 4 full range channels are sufficient to create an immersive sound field with hall cues available that transcend the 2 channel experience.
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    Event at Paragon Sight and Sound Nov 20

    I was part of a great event at Paragon Sight and Sound last Friday. Using a 4 channel Line Stage, we demonstrated Peter McGrath's recordings and the new DCS gear at the store in Ann Arbor. The folks who attended had a chance to listen to some incredible recordings and the feedback we received...
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    Doshi V3.0 Line Preamp

    12BH7 come in many flavors - some of the older RCA blackplate have a darker sound. There are other variants including two different versions of ECC99 (nickel and gold pins) More esoteric tubes like 13D6 Brimar are extremely good but rare as are some Japanese built 12BH7A. The line stage runs...
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    Doshi V3.0 Line Preamp

    David, The line Stage does not have to be powered on for bypass. it does have to be plugged into the wall. there is a small power supply that senses a remote trigger and activates the bypass relays in the unit. HTH
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    Transparent Opus Gen 5 vs Transparent Opus MM2 mini review

    differentially balanced is probably redundant. If the rega tonearm wire has the left ch negative tied to the arm ground - they are not balanced and there is nothing this cable can do. Although the rega 1000 series has a din connector in the base (AFAIK) Steve- we used the output of the heads...
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    Transparent Opus Gen 5 vs Transparent Opus MM2 mini review

    There is no conversion happening inside transparent's network box. A simple test with a VOM will confirm the absence of any transformer. RCA chassis mount connectors on the equipment end can be tied to chassis ground or left floating depending on the design of the connector and equipment. Most...
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    Transparent Opus Gen 5 vs Transparent Opus MM2 mini review

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    Transparent Opus Gen 5 vs Transparent Opus MM2 mini review

    A couple of points : 1- MC cartridges are differential devices - this simply means that both +/- are floating (not tied to ground) and that they have signal present in equal magnitude and opposite phase. 2- A differential amplifier amplifies the signal present on both the positive and...
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    Doctor's Orders-Part Two-The New Listening Room Of Steve Williams

    Too bad you are not stopping on the east coast. Little known fact - Neville and I went to the same school (although he was there a few years before me :D )
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    Doshi V3.0 Tape Preamp

    ouch you have to stop talking to Larry - starting to sound like him :D
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    Doshi V3.0 Tape Preamp

    aww shucks - thanks. my feeling is that these threads are for you to speak your mind. manufacturers should try to leave well enough alone. maybe we can get you to bring the machine down - we'll install the block and do a complete alignment with the heads into the preamp etc. should be fun
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    Doshi V3.0 Tape Preamp

    Hello, do not want to hijack the post so sorry for the intrusion. Flux heads can indeed fit a Technics Headblock. I was using the lowest output flux heads (Extended Response) on the Technics Transport at Axpona. This is a luxury afforded by the low noise of the unit and allows longer cable...
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    New Doshi 3.0 phono pre

    The Doshi Phono stage should have no problem with the Allaerts cartridges. One of my personal cartridges is the Benz Ebony TR and I do not have any noise issues with noise from a .05mv MC. We demonstrated a Transparent opus phono with a differential network at the Paragon event a few weeks ago...
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    New Doshi 3.0 phono pre

    Please contact Larry with pricing questions . Also please keep in mind that there are 2 phono stages - the one shown above which has the cosmetics / functionality to match the V3 gear. I also make a unit that has metering and the ability to use the meters in sum and difference mode to help with...
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    4 CH Line stage makes its debut

    This unit was a response to a specific requirement. I would be happy to consider requests for additional channels as well as power amplifiers for the additional channels.:)
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    4 CH Line stage makes its debut

    The msrp is in the high teens - I treat it as a custom order so it depends on a bunch of things. The customer is US based
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    4 CH Line stage makes its debut

    The power response of the low end generated by 4 channels has to be heard to be believed. it also seems like higher SPL's are tolerated better by our ears when the location cues are 360
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    4 CH Line stage makes its debut

    Doshi Audio has built and delivered a 4 channel line stage. The unit was auditioned using a 4 channel down mix of SACD and custom 4 channel recordings and the results were stunning. There is so much spatial information that even the best systems simply do not deliver. For the lucky few that can...

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