New : TNT-Audio's IRD Purist Preamp Review

Curt · « **on:** 15 Jun 2003, 03:17 pm »

TNT-Audio has posted their Purist Preamp Review:

http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/ird_llc_p_e.html

Anyone currently looking at preamps may find this an interesting read.

Marbles · « **Reply #1 on:** 15 Jun 2003, 03:45 pm »

Congratulations Curt...That was a VERY positive review!

Xi-Trum · « **Reply #2 on:** 15 Jun 2003, 06:09 pm »

Congrats, Curt!!!

It looks like the findings regarding the 0dB gain is very much in line with tkp review. Still, I'll be traveling 300 miles next weekend to hear this for myself.

jqp · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 Jun 2003, 08:17 pm »

Congratulations on a great review!

I wonder what kind of CDP he was using to get the 'slight grain'?

Kishore · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 Jun 2003, 10:43 pm »

The author admitted that the grain was from the 'digital' source- does this show that Purist was more revealing than his Ref preamp?

I wish other big brands were also mentioned- would have given more 'ammo' and reference for the purist...

Curt, I hope this is the beginning

Cheers,
Kishore

Rocket · « **Reply #5 on:** 16 Jun 2003, 10:16 am »

hi curt,

well you would have to be happy with a review like that. what more can i say.

regards

rocket

starlet · « **Reply #6 on:** 16 Jun 2003, 02:28 pm »

Great job Curt! Even the "Negative Observations" were so POSITIVE!

I will get one if I can sell the ACA.

wunderlast · « **Reply #7 on:** 16 Jun 2003, 04:17 pm »

Quote from: Kishore

The author admitted that the grain was from the 'digital' source- does this show that Purist was more revealing than his Ref preamp?

More revealing of grain maybe. He also reviewd a bv audio preamp and said the same thing about grain from digital source but not so bad from analog source. Too bad the two preamps could not be directly compared. The bv audio preamp was only $1000 more!

Curt · « **Reply #8 on:** 17 Jun 2003, 01:03 pm »

Thank you all for your kind comments

This is a very positive review and everyone at IRD is quite pleased.

The Purist is a great preamp we hope to hear more customer reviews soon.

JQP: I think the nOrh CD-1 (probably a stock version) CDP.

wunderlast · « **Reply #9 on:** 17 Jun 2003, 09:55 pm »

Curt appears to be mostly right about the digital source. Here is what the review said was used.

"The usual digital source was a nOrh CD-1 with RCA 5751 output tubes. A Pioneer DV-525 with an ART DI/O DAC was used for a few DVD discs."

Changing output tubes is not much of a mod. I would assume the rest is stock.