[pjanda1]

Will a Bugle work decently with my 25K 'passive preamp'?  Sorry if this was answered somewhere and I missed it.  I understand it may not be a perfect match, but I doubt anything else inexpensive will be.


thanks,

Paul

[hagtech]

Should be no problem at all.  With the opamp buffers, a BUGLE could drive a 5k volume pot without breaking a sweat.

jh

[pjanda1]

Fantastic.  What's your take on SLA's v. 9V's?  Will the SLA's yield a big improvement?  I have a charger for 9V NiMH's, so that is the easiest solution for me.  I'm thinking about a chassis. 

Also, it sounds like these may have a little DC offset.  My chip amp isn't set up to handle any.  Is there an easy way to add coupling caps?

Paul

[hagtech]

You might get about 10mV dc offset.  Depends on the opamp.  This should not be a problem for most amplifiers.  Adding the coupling caps can color the sound, but if necessary, just put them inline with the interconnects.

I haven't tried them, but people report here that the SLAs work great. 

jh

[pjanda1]

Thanks!  I'll order one soon.

Paul