Placette RVC passive preamp

steveinaz

Go here for details, this preamp needs no introduction:

http://www.placetteaudio.com/remote_control.htm
http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/604placette/

Sans some dust, the unit is MINT. I've owned it for about 8 months, I am the original owner, it was set in place and never moved. You'll get:

1) Placette RVC passive preamp
2) All original packing/manuals/remote/walwart

If you are a stickler for "from the studio" sound, here's your preamp. You won't believe how much your preamp was doing "wrong" until you try this. This is a totally passive pre, do your research before you buy as far as impedance matching, etc. I have had no problems with my equipment--everything easily plays to full volume.

I BS you not on what this unit does; it has to heard to be appreciated. Complete neutrality and a solidly locked center stage. There's a reason it sells for $1000 new. If you have a dedicated 2-channel setup with 1 main source--this piece is nirvana, period. In 35 years of hi-fi listening, this is the best, most tonally linear preamp I have ever owned.

This unit has 1 input, and 1 output. I currently have 3 sources running to my DAC, and then the DAC to the Placette. This arrangement works very well.

$875 firm + shipping (shipping should be cheap, the unit is very light)

Money order or *check (*check from members of my choosing ONLY). I reserve the right to sell to whom I choose. Don't send offers--if this doesn't sell at the price above, it won't be sold.

Why am I selling? It's time to get my tube on. I'm thinkin Prima Luna. More details later....:D

ND13

Tubes rule. Have fun Steve. Wish I still had a Dodd for ya.

ben62670

I went Passive, and it is good:) My system is a DAC with 3 digital In's, and the analog out to the passive pre. Very happy. The fears of driving amps with "no gain" have been relieved. DAC's and CDP's put out 2vrms which is plenty for a passive pre. My Adcom's like much more voltage than most amps, and my passive drives them fine:)
Ben

steveinaz

Going against my better judgement, and my own rule of "don't mess with success" I really want to try a tubed pre.

steveinaz

Bump

- My price is too high, my bad. Let's do this: $799 shipped.

Stevies audio-stimulus plan. Payments can be arranged for respected members, not a problem--and yes, I'll go ahead and ship out to you before it's paid.

steveinaz

Last price drop folks:

$725 shipped

venomclan

Damn, bad timing. I would love to throw this in my system.

"Payments can be arranged for respected members"

Please define "Respected"

steveinaz

You are "respected"...LOL PM me, However, I just listed this pup on Audiogon at $785.....

Still $725 to Polkies, shipped.

tonyb

Man,I dunno,tough call,a passive pre,to me,is optimal.Maybe you should have kept the pre and picked up those bat mono's Ted had up in the FM. If you wanted some tube goodness in your system.Just my .02 anyway,no shortage of good tubed pre's out there for sure.Good luck Steve on the hunt,tell us what you bag,when you do.

steveinaz

Correction, Audiogon price is $735 + shipping

steveinaz

tonyb wrote: »

Man,I dunno,tough call,a passive pre,to me,is optimal.Maybe you should have kept the pre and picked up those bat mono's Ted had up in the FM. If you wanted some tube goodness in your system.Just my .02 anyway,no shortage of good tubed pre's out there for sure.Good luck Steve on the hunt,tell us what you bag,when you do.

I've got an Audible Illusions Modulus A3 waiting on this sale...

steveinaz

Withdrawn, both here and Audiogon. I'm going to hold on to the Placette.

Early B.

steveinaz wrote: »

Withdrawn, both here and Audiogon. I'm going to hold on to the Placette.

Glad to hear. Get yourself a tube amp instead.:cool:

I-SIG

Early B. wrote: »

Glad to hear. Get yourself a tube amp instead.:cool:

What he said or a really serious sand amp. The Parasound is getting long in the tooth!

Wes

Early B.

I-SIG wrote: »

The Parasound is getting long in the tooth!

Huh? Steve, you're still using the Parasound? Geez, man, there's better stuff out there for under a grand.

steveinaz

What is wrong with Parasound? What's better under a grand? I'm all ears...

I-SIG

Steve,

Here's a search I did for between $800 ans $1200 on the 'gon:

Amps $800 to $1200

If I wasn't tickled pink with my Cary, I'd try a Krell KAV-250 or a Van Alstine, or a Classe or an Aragon or a Threshold, or a Bryston...

Wes

Early B.

I-SIG wrote: »

Steve,

Here's a search I did for between $800 ans $1200 on the 'gon:

Amps $800 to $1200

If I wasn't tickled pink with my Cary, I'd try a Krell KAV-250 or a Van Alstine, or a Classe or an Aragon or a Threshold, or a Bryston...

Wes

That Van Alstine would be cool. Here's a Van Alstine tube amp: http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstube&1242848452&/Van-Alstine-Fetvalve-550-EXR

Tons of better options out there. Ask Zero -- he's a great resource for deals on amps.

IMO, Parasound is OK for a basic HT system, but look elsewhere for music.

steveinaz

Thanks for the suggestions, but I'm fine with the Parasound. I have no desire for a tube amp--tube preamp, maybe.

If anything, speakers will be next.

I-SIG

steveinaz wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestions, but I'm fine with the Parasound. I have no desire for a tube amp--tube preamp, maybe.

If anything, speakers will be next.

Ok, but upgrading to the Cary was like upgrading from the 1C's to the SRS's. It was an immediate, noticeable difference for the positive. I didn't have to spend 3 days trying to hear a difference. It was there right now.

Wes