It is interesting. Our MP-1 and MP-3 have had direct-coupled outputs for decades. As such we seem to be the only ones to do that balanced, but Berning made a preamp called the TF-10 that had a single-ended direct-coupled output.Hi everyone
I just recently read about Allnic Audio coming out with an OTL/OCL preamp and was wondering if anyone owns one or has had a chance to listen to one? If so, tell us what you thought. The concept sounds interesting. Thank you.
Scot
The Allnic L10000 has been out for awhile. Reviews and user commentary are posted online, although some are by the dealers themselves.Hi everyone
I just recently read about Allnic Audio coming out with an OTL/OCL preamp and was wondering if anyone owns one or has had a chance to listen to one? If so, tell us what you thought. The concept sounds interesting. Thank you.
Scot
Sounds like a fantastic move. Looking forward to hearing more thoughts on the L-9000 as you come to know it more.The Allnic L10000 has been out for awhile. Reviews and user commentary are posted online, although some are by the dealers themselves.
I‘Ve had an Allnic L9000 OTL/OCL on demo for about a month now. Break-in took a couple weeks but initial impressions were still good. I like this pre a lot, which really surprised me. I didn’t think there was that much more improvement to be had. Resolution, harmonic completeness, liveliness, and most of all dynamics. This pre really scales up with lifelike dynamics. The low end is full, extended and just more real than anything I’ve heard from a reproduction system before. Vocals are now revealed to have more Inflection and enunciation. Separation is more obvious. My current pre is an LTA Microzotl Preamp. It has soundly beat anything before it, and is still a great value. But at 4 times the price, the L9000 blows right past it. I put its performance on par with my Lampi Pacific, which now just sounds remarkable. I may have to keep this one.
Tao,Sounds like a fantastic move. Looking forward to hearing more thoughts on the L-9000 as you come to know it more.
Thanks Tuck. That is awesome on the L9000. Very nice device. Think Mr Park is all over it in the sexy tube design department. So design-lust plays a part in this as well for me. Just the right amount of slick and elegant.Congrats on the MZ3. The power supplies are different, but I’m told it sounds identical to the Microzotl Preamp. I like the Psvane 6sn7’s in mine. Better than other NOS Sylvania and RCA variants I’ve tried. But they don’t fit under the cover.
You probably already know it takes months for these Antipodes to fully burn in. Look forward to your impressions.
i committed to the L9000 this morning. That concludes my acquisitions for a good while. except maybe tubes and tweeks.
The Extreme. Always another mountain to conquer. Maybe in 2022. Unless I can convince my wife to buy one. Maybe in 2022.Thanks Tuck. That is awesome on the L9000. Very nice device. Think Mr Park is all over it in the sexy tube design department. So design-lust plays a part in this as well for me. Just the right amount of slick and elegant.
Yes, initially I thought the CX benefited from handing over to the Sotm in the render department but that was from early listening... very different beast after lots of hours. One of the slowest slow burn ins I’ve had. I thoroughly believe Emile when he talks about 1200 hrs for the Extreme. It was not completely dissimilar numbers with the Antipodes CX.
You’ve done some giant (nice!) system wide moves in the last little while.
If you get your wife to buy you an Extreme you‘ll not just have conquered the mountain, you‘ll have leapt over it in a stride. Epic move if you can pull that off!The Extreme. Always another mountain to conquer. Maybe in 2022. Unless I can convince my wife to buy one. Maybe in 2022.
I should mention that I also picked up a few Allnic ZL5000 power cords. These transformed the amps. The biggest cable improvement I’ve heard. Had to get one for the pre too.Yes, I think Kang Su is hitting his stride.
Yes, much makes sense on all the above Tuck.
Allnic seem very explorative with a really interesting set of typologies in their range but the OTLs sound extra tantalising.
We patented an 'OTL/OCL' method of direct-coupling a balanced preamp output some years back. So far as I know, its the only method of supporting the balanced line standard without an output transformer.
It seems to be about the fact that Allnic has a preamp with a direct-coupled output, to be more accurate.Perhaps you should lay low on self promoting. This is about Allnic.
It seems to be about the fact that Allnic has a preamp with a direct-coupled output, to be more accurate.
Worldwide you can count the number of manufacturers that have or have had a tube preamp like that on one hand. Personally having had experience with two of them I can tell you that doing so is a sonic advantage over preamps that use conventional coupling techniques- the difference in performance is both measurable and audible. So I'm interested when someone has the guts to do this.
If you take away that bit about direct-coupling then this thread isn't; its built-in to the title. Consider that for a moment; also that to do what Allnic claims they are basically building a scaled down OTL circuit similar to a Futterman OTL. This is all germane to this thread.
The concept sounds interesting.
All this aside, what modern companies like PS Audio do is called Direct Coupling. This is where there is no output coupling capacitor to concern ourselves with and is how many modern amplifiers and preamplifiers operate. Direct coupling gives an important advantage. No roll off.
And now, you can see why direct coupling matters, even in a tube preamp.
Whole design, just the outputs and all the variations in between..........where is the Allnic in this landscape?
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