you dont need 1,000 bucks to get a world class pre. I own millennias and have used grace, hardy, GML, and DACS, and gordon......save up 700 bucks for the DAV BG-1..
Many engineers on multiple boards who spend multithousand dollars on gear are just confused that the DAV can sound as good or better than their porticos, millennias, etc...and keep trying to find flaws in the testing method when there are comps posted. Elitist all the way! I OWN expensive preamps and had I known that the DAV was out there, I wouldnt have wasted my money on these "names". Mick, the designer, worked for 28 years at decca as a equipment engineer. The heads there wanted a great pre, but wanted something different than all the other stuff that was going around at the time. This
the BG-1 was born. An ancient version of this preamp was used to replace the pres(neve) on Deccas big console. the early version just had one switch.
the DAV wont make your internet dick bigger and wont win any fashion shows, but ill be damned if it isnt a world class preamp. 680 shipping and about 60-70 for customs, and youll have a damn fine 2 channel pre. just ask the chicago symphony orchestra, classical recordings, sonore recordings, decca (the record label),
http://www.abbasrecords.com/index.htm , David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler.
there is finally a clean, detailed, 3d, HUGE sounding preamp that is reasonably affordable and is literally on par or better than the big name brands.
www.davelectronics.com/bg1.htm
you wont find it on any retailers inventories because Mick wont allow retailers to sell it, because he knows it would drive the price too high for the "everyman".
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just looking around
