I'm a long time Modwright customer and currently own both the Sony 999ES with the
Signature Truth Mods and a SWL 9.0SE preamp with the tube-rectified power supply.
I currently use the Modwright preamp for 2 channel music (CDs, radio and Squeezebox)
and a Meridian 568.2 preamp for DVDs and cable TV (utilizing the HT bypass on the
Modwright). Everything sounds great, but I'd love to simplify things and only have one
"super" preamp. I think an ideal solution would be to take a decent HT preamp and have
Dan perform similar mods to what he's doing with the transporter - tube analog stage,
tube-rectified power stage, etc. For me, having a one box solution that provided both
great sound for digital surround as well as tube output for the 2 channel sources would be
perfect.
I spoke to Dan about this and he was interested, but he stressed it couldn't be a "one off"
solution - we'd have to agree on a suitable HT preamp for the mod and if there was
enough demand it could be worth doing.
So my question is: are other people interested? Any suggestions for a HT preamp?
I'm thinking of something like an Outlaw 990 - a unit that's a decent starting point,
not too expensive and available in the used marketplace.
Pete