I like the idea of batteries, one less power cord to screw things up
No offense to Pete, I know he makes great power cords, my intent was that PC's are another complex variable.
To eliminate a variable can be a good thing.
I wish I could run my whole system with batteries and no cables at all! Perhaps one day soon.
Eliminate all the craziness of cables and power conditioning and save tons of money wasted on trying things.
Enjoy your preamp, teflon needs a bit of burn in but should soung great right out of the box and just get better, not like black gates which sound aweful for a very long time.
PS , I hate black gates honestly
I have used teflon 3 times in different gear and it always sounded great from day one and just improved over time.
I have to admit I also removed them 3 times as well, teflon is great, much better than most caps , but in the end it is not the answer for me, it does remove harmonic texture and has a cooling effect on the tonal colors of instruments, but it is super quiet and refined and can be addictive.
Enjoy your new toy and keep us informed, I would love to hear Dodds battery powered phono stage one day
mike