LDRx Passive Preamp Tour

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LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« on: 19 Sep 2013, 06:02 pm »
Several of you have suggested a tour so here we go.

Tour Rules:
a) You'll be reviewing our LDR1 Passive Preamplifier which has a single input and 2 outputs in parallel. It uses a different board than the LDR3x DIY board but its technology, design, and software is essentially identical to the LDR3x where it counts.
b) Tour limited to 10 participants.
c) You agree to spend no more than 2 weeks from the day your receive the unit until you ship it on to next participant (let me know if this is generally OK ).
d) You agree to pack the unit up properly before shipping it off to next person.
e) You agree to pay to ship the unit onward, to provide tracking, and to include insurance
f) If the unit is lost or damaged at any point, please contact me immediately
g) You agree to post a review of your impressions - good, bad or indifferent
h) I'll coordinate the sequence of who gets the unit next to minimize time/cost of shipping.
i) While it's generally my intent to handle this on a first come first serve basis, I reserve final say on selecting the tour group participants.

Post your request to participate here. I'll contact you via PM to get your name, address, email and phone etc. Once we have our tour team all signed up, I'll prepare an LDR1 and kick things off.

And of course feel free to suggest any changes to the above. I've done this with single prof. reviewers before but not with a group like this.

Cheers,
Morten
« Last Edit: 20 Sep 2013, 01:14 am by tortugaranger »

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #1 on: 19 Sep 2013, 06:08 pm »
I would like to be part of the tour. Sign me up  :thumb:
Zip is 28697

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Anand.
« Last Edit: 20 Sep 2013, 12:17 am by poseidonsvoice »

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #2 on: 19 Sep 2013, 06:12 pm »
I would also like to be part of the tour, I live in the Seattle area.

Thanks,

Greg

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #3 on: 19 Sep 2013, 07:40 pm »
Hi Morten,

Please include me in the tour.
98368 45 miles from Seattle

Regards,

Roy

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #4 on: 19 Sep 2013, 07:50 pm »
i) While it's generally my intent to handle this on a first come first serve basis, I reserve final say on selecting the tour group participants.
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briang

Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #5 on: 19 Sep 2013, 08:38 pm »
Thank you for including me in the list.

If possible, I would like to demo the unit starting on or after the week of October 21st.  By the way, I live in Atlanta.

Thanks again,

Briang

WireNut

Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #6 on: 19 Sep 2013, 08:41 pm »
I'm in :bounce:, sweet, thank you.
I agree to the above terms.
Location Ohio 45069.


 

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #7 on: 19 Sep 2013, 08:56 pm »
Am interested. PM sent

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #8 on: 19 Sep 2013, 08:59 pm »
I'm In too..

V

Randy

Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #9 on: 19 Sep 2013, 10:41 pm »
I'd like to be on the list.

dburna

Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #10 on: 19 Sep 2013, 11:30 pm »
I would be delighted to participate.

-dB

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #11 on: 20 Sep 2013, 12:17 am »
I would like to participate. I live north of Seattle and would be comfortable with what ever scheduling would be convenient for the tour. Thanks for the opportunity. 

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #12 on: 20 Sep 2013, 01:15 am »
Ok, we have a tentative group of 10+1 per updated list below.  I would ask that each of you PM me your contact info including name, address, phone & email. Also,  please let me know what the make/model & output impedance is of the primary source you're likely to use as well as the make/model and input impedance of your amp. It will be interesting to correlate these parameters with your impressions of the LDRx passive preamp. I already know that one of you probably has an amp with ~10k input impedance. I would anticipate less than satisfactory performance with that low an input impedance without adding a buffer. We shall see.

And thanks for signing up! This will be interesting.  :green:

Tour Group List (as of 9:15 PM EST on 9.19)

1) WireNut
2) briang
3) poseidonsvoice
4) gregfisk
5) rajacat
6) NickB
7) this_is_vv
8) Randy  (i don't know if Randy is just cool but an 8 followed by a ) turns into cool shades smiley face)
9) dburna
10) konut
10+1) genjamon
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WireNut

Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #13 on: 20 Sep 2013, 02:02 am »
PM sent, thank you for the opportunity  :thumb:




ssglx

Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #14 on: 20 Sep 2013, 02:38 am »
I am also interested if not too late. I live in Raleigh, NC.

Chris

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #15 on: 28 Sep 2013, 06:25 pm »
Morten,

Konut and I both live in the North Seattle area, perhaps you could put us next to each other on the list and one of us could drop the unit off to the other without shipping.

Greg

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #16 on: 28 Sep 2013, 07:05 pm »
Just a quick update. I'd hoped to get an LDR1 unit back from a reviewer by now but no joy. And I'm going to be taking some time off next week and will be away from the office (I figure once a year whether I need it or not....and I need it!)  Bottom line is I won't be shipping out the tour unit unit probably next weekend or so. Stay tuned.

WireNut

Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #17 on: 28 Sep 2013, 07:31 pm »
Just a quick update. I'd hoped to get an LDR1 unit back from a reviewer by now but no joy. And I'm going to be taking some time off next week and will be away from the office (I figure once a year whether I need it or not....and I need it!)  Bottom line is I won't be shipping out the tour unit unit probably next weekend or so. Stay tuned.

Ok, So I can stop checking my front door every 5 minutes now :wink:. Enjoy your time off and get some good R and R  :thumb:

 

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #18 on: 11 Oct 2013, 07:39 pm »
Hi All,

The Tour has finally been kicked off.  :thumb:
An LDR1 has been sent off to gregfisk in Washington state.
I'll likely email/pm the group over the weekend with the full list and travel sequence.

Cheers,
Morten

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Re: LDRx Passive Preamp Tour
« Reply #19 on: 11 Oct 2013, 08:00 pm »
If possible, I would like to join in as I just heard of this tour and I am interested in this pre.

Chattanooga, TN 37409

Cheers,
James