In Reply to: That's a New One....... posted by Todd Krieger on May 5, 2007 at 14:22:34:
Interesting, Todd. I have an Allaerts MC1B Boron and have used it with several preamps. To use HP's favorite phrase, "I have never quite gotten the measure of this thing." I am still experimenting with load resistance even after two years of ownership, trying to reduce a bit of brightness. I started at 100Ohms and have worked my way down to 60 without much audible effect. Maybe I should be going the other way???
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- Re: That's a New One....... - throwback 19:50:31 05/09/07 (0)