All hooked up and ready for prime time. Out of the box PRAT and dynamics which were my biggest concern was there in spades. The midrange was VG which is a good sign with no time on it to speak of. Top end was a bit detailed and crisp however after 5 hours or so it tamed down and is still changing.
Not slow, dull or lacking in the extremes. Bass a tad loose and some upper midrange break in itus are present. A few hundred hours should quell all. The Mundorf silver/oil caps need lots of time. Over 400 hours. Oye !
The Powersonic battery has a very small footprint. Easy to hide somewhere. The C-Tek charger as well.
An Electro Harminox 6H30 gold pin tube, yes one is used. Loving the remote volume control. Going to try a DR version of 6H30 when broken in.
So far better than expected. much better.
charles
Nice!
I hope that my Dodd VGP will be equally impressive. It should be here soon, but I told Gary to feel better first. (He was under the weather over the holidays.) He said my pre was completed, except for the control knobs. I have charger and battery at home, ready and waiting.
Now all I need is my Moscode 600 amp back from a certain person in Brattleboro, VT!
Keep all of us posted on the progress on this piece, Charles. I (for one) have a rather LARGE interest in how it sounds, since I will have mine soon. It will be interesting to see (hear) what the differences will be from my (four 12B4A tubes and Sonicap Platinums) Dodd pre to your (two 6H30's and Mundorfs) model. Speaking of which... do you have the tube buffer pre without any gain or the VGP (Variable Gain Pre) which is different?
Also curious about the "hook-up". Any pix...???
SN