Tortuga Audio LDR Passive Preamp + LPSU
doctorcilantro
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Build cost me about $900 all said and done.
Two SE inputs, and two SE outputs.
Built by hobbyist Trang Trung in USA, it uses Eichmann and Cardas RCAs, Dueland wiring, and comes with a linear PSU. I will include an Apple remote and some extra power wire you can play around with. Smoked front panels, the LPSU unit has single gold/orange LED when powered on, and the other shows same color LCD screen from Tortuga which displays volume level and other adjustments (i.e. balance, display brightness). Apple remote use is easy, volume up/down, mute, power on off. You can use it to enter the adjustments as well. The unit is a V2, and cannot be further updated. It was sent to back to Morten two years ago when I was in the States to have a calibrated just a preventative maintenance. Unit is well kept in non-smoking home.
Asking $575 net total. Should probably just keep this one on the shelf since it is a top notch pre, but new speakers on the way.
Two SE inputs, and two SE outputs.
Built by hobbyist Trang Trung in USA, it uses Eichmann and Cardas RCAs, Dueland wiring, and comes with a linear PSU. I will include an Apple remote and some extra power wire you can play around with. Smoked front panels, the LPSU unit has single gold/orange LED when powered on, and the other shows same color LCD screen from Tortuga which displays volume level and other adjustments (i.e. balance, display brightness). Apple remote use is easy, volume up/down, mute, power on off. You can use it to enter the adjustments as well. The unit is a V2, and cannot be further updated. It was sent to back to Morten two years ago when I was in the States to have a calibrated just a preventative maintenance. Unit is well kept in non-smoking home.
Asking $575 net total. Should probably just keep this one on the shelf since it is a top notch pre, but new speakers on the way.
For Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center
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For Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center -
Love the handcrafted look of those pieces! All the components are quality stuff. Nice unit!
For the record, I never heard of Tortuga Audio before. Got my read on, lot's of raves about that little pre!
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
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Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
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bumpFor Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center -
This thing is stupid beautiful! Good luck Doc!"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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thanks, bumpFor Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center -
bumpFor Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center -
bumpFor Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center -
"The unit is a V2, and cannot be further updated. It was sent to back to Morten two years ago when I was in the States to have a calibrated just a preventative maintenance."
I am confused regarding the location of the item and the origination point of the shipping. Are you located in the USA? Does the item ship from a point within the USA?
Thanks in advance,
Harry"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice. Jim Butcher
Harry / Marietta GA -
I believe DocCilantro lives overseas but occasionally travels back to the states for weeks/months at a time.
It was while he was in the US he had it upgraded and then took it back with him on his flight overseas.
But that’s just my guess."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Thanks, and sorry for any confusion. I do live overseas most of the year. But having good luck with a new shipper SMSA which hands off to DHL in the States, also EMS which hands off to USPS.For Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center -
bumpFor Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center -
BUMPFor Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center -
Please check pms.
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bumpFor Sale 2019:
Tortuga Audio LDR passive preamp
Decware EL34 amp
Allnic H-1201 phono
Zu Union Cubes
iFi iDSD DAC, .5m UBS, iFI Gemini cable, Oyaide Tunami XLR 1.3M, Oyaide Tunami Speaker wire 1.5M, Beyerdynamic DT1990 headphones, PS Audio P3 power center
