Selling a like new factory modified Placette Remote Volume Control (RVC) preamp. I had Placette add a second set of inputs to this unit - one input is configured with variable gain output and one is configured with fixed gain output to function as a home theater pass through. The fixed gain output can easily be changed back to variable gain output making the unit a two input preamp. Inputs are selected via the included factory remote control, though I programmed my Harmony Remote to operate the unit for convenience.
I sent the RVC back to Placette about a month ago for a complete check up and have only used it lightly since receiving it back. It appears and functions as brand new.
How does it sound? In a word, incredible. I replaced a $5,000 Stereophile Class A Recommended Preamplifier with the Placette RVC as I felt it sounded better. Amazingly transparent, detailed, FAST and dynamic, it sounds like no other preamp I've heard. Here are some reviewers comments...
"The dynamic ability of the Placette is not so much different from other preamps in the relative loudness between very soft and very loud, but by how stunningly FAST the Placette tracks these changes. We're not talking about any tricks of altering the frequency response, for example, by highlighting the upper midrange. We're talking about rim shots that happen NOW. There is no build up to the sound of a drum stick hitting the metal rim. Other excellent preamps slightly blur this kind of event, but the Placette presents it perfectly."
"The Placette has noticeably higher resolution than other preamps I have heard while eliminating the added distortions we either take for granted, or spend ever-greater amounts of money in futile attempts at removing. The Premier 17 Series 2 is very good, but the Placette makes it sound obviously grainy and muffled. There was a large difference between the sound of the two preamps, meaning it required just a few minutes of listening to hear how much better the Placette sounds."
"The upper midrange and treble is uncommonly smooth and easy to listen to, but with apparently limitless resolution. Think tubes, with solid state extension and speed. On the other hand, that analogy would really be an injustice to the Placette which easily transcends both common descriptors."
It's an amazing unit that betters FAR costlier preamps. There's nothing remotely close to it at it's full MSRP... at my asking price, it's an absolute steal.
The unit measures approximately 2" high, 7.5" wide and 10" deep.
Included is the Placette RVC, PSU, and Factory Remote.
New price with second inputs is $1,300, I'm asking... SOLD!!
