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I'm sure I missed it and am being too lazy to search but what is the MSRP of the preamp
The amazing SMc VRE-1C preamp/linestage, a game changer
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I'm sure I missed it and am being too lazy to search but what is the MSRP of the preamp
garylkoh
WBF Technical Expert (Speakers & Audio Equipment)
It seems odd that an almost $20k solid state preamp, that emphasizes that its a fully balanced design, would only have one XLR input. At this point virtually all high end source components have balanced (or pseudo-balanced) XLR output. I don't understand why it was designed so that you have to use an XLR>RCA adapter if you have more than one balanced source. Seems counter-intuitive to me.
Yup- it was around 6k when released, but then doubled in price after giving it to a distributor as I recall.
That's always been my hiccup re: this preamp.
Audiopax
Well, that has been the case with one of my favourite preamps: I use the Audiopax M5 with great success, which retailed for about 6K, until it started to get distributed, when it ended up for a lot of money, like three times that price.
Maybe now they are seeing the way..
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Well, that has been the case with one of my favourite preamps: I use the Audiopax M5 with great success, which retailed for about 6K, until it started to get distributed, when it ended up for a lot of money, like three times that price.
Maybe now they are seeing the way..
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I remember when Jeff Rowland started out. He was asking folks to buy a Model five for well under $2,500. As soon as he landed his first big dealer the price was 5,000. It's the nature of audio. Interestingly, it's the opposite of big screen TVs. I don't want to remember what I paid for two Plasmas and the first hot 34" LCD, it was more than the SMC at current price.
It is a shame that audio is like that! Products should be sold at a fair price, only given small discounts.
Audio equipment should hold value like art, not like buying a new car! The industry has always shot itself in the foot. That is why Apple is King and hi-end audio is a dying industry. I will tell someone what my speakers cost or other equipment they look at me like my head fell off
They will not consider hi-end at all, then they say well i love my ipod!
Audio equipment should hold value like art, not like buying a new car! The industry has always shot itself in the foot. That is why Apple is King and hi-end audio is a dying industry. I will tell someone what my speakers cost or other equipment they look at me like my head fell off
They will not consider hi-end at all, then they say well i love my ipod!
I just found out retail is now $19,950. It has only one XLR input and I'd prefer at least two.
garylkoh
WBF Technical Expert (Speakers & Audio Equipment)
They are hand-built and custom-made, so I am sure that you can request for more. I have seen one with two XLR inputs.
With the VRE-1C, all inputs are true-balanced. So, using the XLR to RCA adapter supplied by SMc Audio results in a true balanced input (but not if you use a 'standard' XLR-RCA adapter).
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