Promitheus TVC passive preamp anyone?

bikes and beats · « **Reply #280 on:** 29 Oct 2006, 03:03 pm »

ETA for my TVC?
Hey out there to anyone who has one of these little beasts. Nick says he'll ship tommorrow. How many day to my house here in Colorado? Will I see the Promitheus this week?
thx.

GHM · « **Reply #281 on:** 29 Oct 2006, 03:46 pm »

Quote from: bikes and beats on 29 Oct 2006, 03:03 pm

ETA for my TVC?
Hey out there to anyone who has one of these little beasts. Nick says he'll ship tommorrow. How many day to my house here in Colorado? Will I see the Promitheus this week?
thx.

If you're near a major city. I'm guessing you'll see it by Wednesday or Thursday. DHL is normally 2 day shipping from Malaysia to the U.S.

Quote from: launche on 28 Oct 2006, 11:17 pm

Looks like jolly ol' St. Nicholas may need to get some more elves to help him crank out those TVC's a little faster for all the good boys and girls. When the kiddies want new toys they can hardly wait 'til christmas day. And they especially don't like seeing all the others having such fun while they have to wait patiently...mental patients...mental patience...

PS, The cookies are in the oven but all I have is lactaid at the moment, I hope that will be OK.

Launche I feel your pain!

brashgordon · « **Reply #282 on:** 29 Oct 2006, 08:04 pm »

FYI

I received confirmation of my order and payment on October 9th.

I was told on Oct. 16th that my unit was ready to be shipped 10-20-06
before a national Malaysian holiday that would shut things down for a week.

My order was reportedly given to "a friend" who apparantly was unable to
get it shipped before the holiday. I also requested information regarding
the most recent "upgrades"...I have received no response in over a week
regarding my shipment.

brashgordon · « **Reply #283 on:** 29 Oct 2006, 08:20 pm »

BTW ... I live in Colorado Springs ...

GHM · « **Reply #284 on:** 29 Oct 2006, 08:30 pm »

That's a bummer Brashgordon.

Hopefully Nick will see your post here. It's 3 or 4 am in Malaysia right now. I noticed he normally visits AC between 8 pm and 12 pm my time on the East coast. Maybe yours will be in the shipment tomorrow?
He's missed some of my emails as well. I think Nick needs a new email address or different internet provider.

brashgordon · « **Reply #285 on:** 29 Oct 2006, 10:26 pm »

I'm not "disturbed" ... just waiting patiently ...

Although I could have waited a bit longer since the "upgrades"
seem to be growing at an exponential rate ... lesson learned ...

Time is money ... whether earning it ... or losing it ...

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Mike B. · « **Reply #286 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 12:22 am »

Yeah, I paid via his paypal link several weeks ago and have not received any communication from him. I will try again after their holiday.

PromitheusAudio · « **Reply #287 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 01:15 am »

Sorry guys was away on a short holiday, i just came in and out from my holiday spot
Needed the quick recharge of energy and prevent burn out. You get real stress out look at the small wires in the tvc, 96 wires to be exact

Gordon, just send you and email.

As of today we have start back working so email communications will resume like normal

brashgordon · « **Reply #288 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 01:18 am »

Well .... I didn't lose TOO much stock ....

in Enron ....

and this is a start up Company....and he's going to be busy ....

Shucks .... you just have to trust somebody , don't you ???

Zeus didn't share Prometheus' feelings and wanted to keep men from having power, especially of fire. Prometheus cared more for man ...than for the wrath of the increasingly powerful and autocratic king .....
of the gods, so he stole fire from Zeus' lightning, concealed it in a hollow stalk of fennel, and brought it to man.

"Nick" should enjoy a national holiday .....

patience should be rewarded .... I'll wait ....

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Randy · « **Reply #289 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 01:41 am »

I waited and looked for years to find a preamp I did not find lacking in some respect and could afford. The Promitheus is all I ever wanted. I continue to be astonished at how good it sounds. BTW, I've found the lack of a remote liberating. Just pick a volume setting and listen. And something that didn't occur to me when I ordered it- it's color perfectly matches the "burgandy" finish on my Odyssey amps and the "Jag Red" finish of my Roman Audio Centurian speakers. The pure, but warm and rich, sound I get with this outfit is intoxicating. Thanks, Nick. Thanks, Klaus.

smccull · « **Reply #290 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 01:51 am »

Nicholas,

Hope you had a great holiday. Gotta get away sometimes, eh?

I sent you an email a couple days ago asking whether or not you could add a Home Theatre Bypass to the Promitheus TVC, and if so, how much it'll cost and what I should expect for lead time.

I thought I'd post it here in case you want to share the answer publicly.

Thanks!

Steve

darkmoebius · « **Reply #291 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 03:00 am »

How many people are running a vinyl system (turbtable+phono preamp and/or stepup) into their TVC?

brashgordon · « **Reply #292 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 03:23 am »

I did get a response from Nicholas today ...

and we'll be working out the details ...

Everybody does earn a holiday now and then ...

I'll bet he'll be busy from now until this time next year .... LOL

He's on the "fast track" to becoming ... a Hi-Fi standard ....

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

gooberdude · « **Reply #293 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 06:47 pm »

Does anyone ever get ready for a new piece of gear in special way? I don't mean try out a new color of lipstick or anything but rather cleaning up around the room, your rack, cleaning connections & such?

I've been thinking of a good way to break in the TVC, and rather than leave my cdp on repeat I figure my cable tv box will work the best - it can run 24/7. This weekend, starting on Friday for the Cardinals game, i threw caution to the wind & set-up my cable box in a similar fashion to some of my gear - with footers and a brass weight on top. as far as effective tweaks go - regardless of price - this is REAL high up on my list now.

tv no longer has any high frequency harshness, voices are spot on and the Cards game friday was a blast.
the issue where commercials are much louder than the program, not an issue anymore. And, the picture seems a sharper, richer, truer... the entire tv watching experience has become 'sweeter'.

stuck 3 - 2" maple blocks underneath the box and a small brass weight on top from mapleshade. footer tweaks always take a day for everything to settle in - so the Bears game yesterday was the real test. this $20 tweak is bonafied & now my tv audio seems to be in the same league as my cdp. lots & lots of articulate yet powerful bass in the game yesterday....errrr, that coulda been Erlacher too!

this post isn't about the tweak, but rather something i ran into while thinking about a new piece of gear arriving (and the subsequent break-in period).

this cable box tweak can be done for free, just cut up a 2x4. if you see & hear the diff, spending $ on good wood & brass will make the improvements really pop out. my box is a digital Motorla box with DVR, standard here. just put your hand on your box, if you feel it hum & vibrate its likely to be improved by controlling the vibes with tonewood & brass weight.

GD

Bwanagreg · « **Reply #294 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 08:16 pm »

Quote from: darkmoebius on 30 Oct 2006, 03:00 am

How many people are running a vinyl system (turbtable+phono preamp and/or stepup) into their TVC?

I've got a Grado MCZ + PH-1 running into the TVC, along with my Paradisea DAC. This is a sweet combination, although I'd love to hear a nice tube phono stage with the TVC.

Here is a posting on my vinyl rig.
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=31937.0

darkmoebius · « **Reply #295 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 08:52 pm »

Quote from: Bwanagreg on 30 Oct 2006, 08:16 pm

I've got a Grado MCZ + PH-1 running into the TVC, along with my Paradisea DAC. This is a sweet combination, although I'd love to hear a nice tube phono stage with the TVC.

That's great to hear Bwanagreg. I am trying my damndest to find a way to keep my TVC and have the flexibility to play several different cartridges of differing outputs.

My Gram Slee EXP Elevator "transformerless" stepup has +24dB gain, and GS Era Gold mkV phono pre has another 41.5dB for a 65.5dB total. The only limiting factor is the Era Gold's max 1.08V output, which expects a following active preamp of 12-16dB gain.

Using my 0.5mV Grado "The Statement" through EXP+Era yields a 1V output. My two amps have a 0.7mV & 1.5V input sensitivity for full volume. So, this combination works fairly well with one amp and if I use the TVC's +6dB gain setting, works with the other(at the expense of some freq. response). I can also get my Denon to work on the +6dB setting with my more sensitive amp because the output ends up being ~1V.

But, my 4mV Cartridge Man MusicMaker 3 and 0.25mV Denon DL-103D do not not work with the passive setup. With the MM3. I can't use the extra gain of the EXP stepup because the total output would be in the 7V range and with just the Era I get 0.03V - not enough.

If I get a phono preamp with somewhere around +54dB gain, I can drive the TVC+amps to full volume without any problems or the TVC's +6dB setting. So far, I've found that Audio Research phono pre's fit this bill.

Bwanagreg · « **Reply #296 on:** 30 Oct 2006, 10:00 pm »

DM,

You've got a nice looking system. Getting enough gain is critical for sure. My MCZ puts out 1.5 mv and requires use of the high gain (56 db) setting on the PH-1. That is more than adequate gain in my system.

Have you talked to Nick about his phono stages? So far no one here has posted experience with them.

Greg

gooberdude · « **Reply #297 on:** 31 Oct 2006, 10:26 pm »

If anyone needs a few shorting plugs for their TVC, lemme know. I ordered 15 pairs & have 10 extra pairs left over. Through Wallco you have to order a bunch. they're $1 each. I plugged them into my tv & cable box & an old integrated i'm using during the 'wait' - they seem to be effective & well made.

nodiak · « **Reply #298 on:** 1 Nov 2006, 04:29 am »

Gymane,
I have been on an audio break since July so hadn't kept up with the forums. Didn't see this long thread you started before I asked about the Maggie auto transformer. WOW!
This P. TVC could be a great solution for me, good price, testimonials, has two outputs so I can biamp. Could be it.
Glad to hear it works with the PD gc and dac. I'll need to be sure it will work with my RW iMod also. ( I haven't got the iMod running yet as the iPod I used needs a new hard drive, oops).

Don

GHM · « **Reply #299 on:** 1 Nov 2006, 08:25 am »

Quote from: nodiak on 1 Nov 2006, 04:29 am

Gymane,
I have been on an audio break since July so hadn't kept up with the forums. Didn't see this long thread you started before I asked about the Maggie auto transformer. WOW!
This P. TVC could be a great solution for me, good price, testimonials, has two outputs so I can biamp. Could be it.
Glad to hear it works with the PD gc and dac. I'll need to be sure it will work with my RW iMod also. ( I haven't got the iMod running yet as the iPod I used needs a new hard drive, oops).

Don

Hey Don...Yup the Promitheus works well with the GC amps. You may need to locate a buffer if the output impedance is higher than maybe 1000 ohms and voltage lower than 2 volts. I can't remeber but does your GC have pots in the pathway? These need to be bypassed completely to hear the benefits of the TVC. The difference will blow your mind!

gooberdude, you should be getting your unit very soon! Eh aa I know you have ants in your pants right about now.