FS: Transcendent GG Preamp

BlueMDPicker
BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
edited August 2006 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited July 2006
    How would you describe the sound of this pre compared to a Dodd ELP that is similarly priced?
    2 Channel:
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    Pre/Carver C-1
    Tuner/Carver TX-11a
    CDP/Jolida JD 100A
    Turntable/AR XB-Shure V15 III
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited July 2006
    Hi Roy,

    I haven't heard the ELP, so I can't make a comparison. I can say, though, they are altogether two distinct circuit designs.

    I fully concur with this quote from the Transcendent web site: "The preamp is dead quiet. Really dead quiet. No hum, no hiss, nothing. The result is a very musical, natural sound that is the complete absence of coloration. It's accurate and natural without being the least bit analytical."

    Hope that helps.

    Mike
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2006
    The ELP isn't made anymore, what's out there is all there will ever be.

    Roy, this is a no brainer, imo. The 12AU7 is one of my favorite driver tubes - there are a LOT of great tubes you can roll, for not a lot of scratch. The JAN 6189 is great, GE/RCA 5814 and 6680 (rarer). 7730's are an NOS Gold Pin that is highly regarded also.

    Esoteric preamp as is, then throw the upgrades and tube options on top of it for a good bit under 5 bills? I'd be suprised if this lasts the evening.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2006
    I can't believe this wasn't sold within minutes at that price. Must be a slow night. :)

    I can attest to the quality workmanship Mike puts into his kits. I have seen (and heard) them first hand and have been very impressed with every aspect of quality.

    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited July 2006
    Thanks Chuck. Perhaps I should raise the price to that of the unassembled kit? :D I sold the SE OTL mono blocks on Audiogon, comparably priced to kit cost, in less than an hour.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited July 2006
    *Drools uncontrollably*
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited July 2006
    If it had another set of outputs and another set of inputs, I'd be awfully tempted to experiment.

    Wes
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited July 2006
    It's a six position Noble switch - three currently used. Twisted pair to the added input RCA's, pick up the ground common with the other RCAs, and you have four pair of inputs. Another pair of outputs is a simple parallel of the existing outs. Three feet of wire, two sets of RCAs, drill, done. ;)
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited July 2006
    IF I didnt have the modded anthem, I'd be all over this.

    hey Bliss, I'd take this thing over the ELP. little more money, but getting quite a bit more. this coming from a guy that loves the ELP.
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited July 2006
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    The ELP isn't made anymore, what's out there is all there will ever be.

    Sorry for the hijack Mike...but this is curious. Must be a very new development since they are still listed on the Dodd website.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited July 2006
    probably still in stock, just no longer made. guess I'm keeping mine

    P.S. someone buy this transcendant! :D
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

    Studio Rig - Scarlett 18i20(Gen3) DAW, Mac Mini, Aiyma A07 Max (BridgedX2), Totem Mites
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2006
    Dodd is slow updating the site. Is this freakin preamp not sold yet?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited July 2006
    Can't believe this isn't sold yet! Between buying the motorcycle, and then the Rogue pre from Russ, and taking the kids on vacation this week, I am tapped out. Somebody buy this for crying out loud, what a deal! Maybe he should raise the price a couple of hundred so you think you're getting the good stuff!
    DKG999
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    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2006
    Someone tell me how stupid I would be on a scale of 1 to 10 to not replace my ELP with this pre. Is it worth sleeping on the couch over?
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited July 2006
    Don't do anything you're uncomfortable with. I don't have to sell this.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2006
    F that. I'll take it. I'll unload the pre I don't prefer.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2006
    Shizelbs wrote:
    Someone tell me how stupid I would be on a scale of 1 to 10 to not replace my ELP with this pre. Is it worth sleeping on the couch over?

    To not buy this pre means you are undoubtedly the most stupid person on the face of this earth. Actually, stupid doesn't even start to describe your foolishness. Hows that? ;)
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited July 2006
    Shizelbs wrote:
    F that. I'll take it. I'll unload the pre I don't prefer.


    There ya go. That is the EXACT reason why I spent so much on our couch. I could live on that sumbitch if I had to...:D

    You got the right idea, just off the lesser of the two. I gotta feeling which one it'll be...;)
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited July 2006
    Shizelbs wrote:
    F that. I'll take it. I'll unload the pre I don't prefer.

    PM with your info if you want it, and I can probably get it headed west tomorrow.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2006
    BlueMDPicker wrote:
    PM with your info if you want it, and I can probably get it headed west tomorrow.

    PM sent. Thanks.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2006
    There you go brother, just tell the wife "yeah, I bought another preamp---and while you're standing there lookin mad, hand me another beer.." LOL!!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2006
    It's a very nice pre-amp indeed....and Mike had his purty lil' dork beaters ALL over it....excellent.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited July 2006
    Congrats Shizelbs! Let us know how you like it when you receive the pre!:)
    Carl

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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited August 2006
    I lost the message, but someone expressed interest in my Dodd elp should I want to sell that. Would that person care to step up?

    The Transcendent is totally rad btw.
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  • fredv
    fredv Posts: 923
    edited August 2006
    Want to tell us in 2-ch a comparision of the TGG and ELP?

    -fredv-
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited August 2006
    Oh, I will. Don't worry about that. Need to compare the two before I arrive at my final opinions.
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