"The improved
(sound) quality of the Placette passive when compared to highly regarded active
pre amps that I have auditioned is audible from top to bottom...I Now get more
extension in either extreme than I have ever experienced in my sound
system."
"I too, own a
Placette passive with remote. I'll get right to the point! I've been a high-end
audio hobbyist for 20 years and I've been through a lot of great Tube and
Solid-state Pre-amps and linestages. The Placette is the most neutral,
transparent, dynamic, tonally accurate, harmonically correct, musically gestalt
pre-amp that I've ever heard. Period!!!!! Be forwarned-once you hear it your
hooked!"
"When I a/b(ed) the
Placette to the Audible Illusions, I was overwhelmed. The Placette clearly was
more transparent and produced better imaging; the notes were crisper, the
strings--especially the bass--was clearly more defined and tighter, thereby
producing much overall sweetness."
"The Placette
preserves the drive and impact of rhythmic, dynamic music. It's hard to
describe the "character" of this preamplifier since it changes with
each selected recording. This suggests that it is accurately reproducing what
is in the recording instead of imparting it's own quality on the signal. The
Placette achieves that quality of spectral presence of musicians by creating
solid, stable images, that seem to be anchored in a definite place on a deep
soundstage."
"I have listened to
this pre-amp and it sounds wonderful. It sounds as clear and transparent an any
pre-amp I have heard to date. This is a serious bargain for the sound. This
product beats all other passive's hands down."
"Incredible
clarity, detail and resolving power. NO bass weakness at all."
"I put it in my
system and it felt like NOTHING was inserted. The unit is so neutral as to be
non-existant. None of the sometimes-lamented artifacts of passives were shown:
rolled off highs, lack of dynamics, weak bass. This unit passes EVERYTHING
right on through!"
"This passive
pre-amp with a remote is a steal. I used Adcom GFP750, McCormak TLC deluxe,
Audible Illusion L1, NEW P3, but nothing was close. Since I purchased a SONY
SCD777ES, I immediately realized the GFP750 and L1's weakness, lack of ultimate
transparency because of SACD's high resolution, dynamics and amazing treble
sound. Through the Placette pre, treble, midrange, bass, dynamics, soundstage
width or depth are all passed to power amps without any hint of distortion. I
feel so lucky not to spend thousands of moony to get this good sound. Highly
recommended."
"Out of the box the
Placette impressed me with a number of things. First, Extension. There seemed
no loss at either frequency extreme. Second, it's clarity. Talk about removing
veils. Not harsh, just a sense that I was getting exactly what was coming from
the source. If the source had great soundstage and depth, it was there; if not
it wasn't. Third, the way it tracked balance as the volume was raised or
lowered. I can only describe it as uncanny; there was/is no wavering of image
as volume is changed. I'm addicted to this aspect now, and whenever I listen to
a "regular" volume control it's balance tracking ability (or lack of)
jumps out at me."
"The bass
reproduction is more accurate. Not only in terms of definition, but also with
providing a listener with some of the cues that are only apparent when you
listen to live music."
"In truth, I would
have to say that my present system sounds more like the 'real thing' and more
like music, as opposed to a hi-fi imitation that any other system I have ever
owned."
"It truly is
INCREDIBLE. It outperforms my CAT SL-1 in every way!"
"The overall impact
for me is that I'm now able to hear into the musical event. The clarity of the
unit has enabled me not just to listen to the performance, but into the nuances
of the music and intent of the musicians. This applies to all kinds of music-
classical, jazz, rock, electronic."
"Hi Guy. I finally
received my heavily modified Cary CD player, and it mates quite nicely with
your pre-amp, which seems to let through whatever is plugged into it. I hope
your pre-amp is receiving good reviews; it deserves them."
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