by boombastig » Thu Dec 02, 2004 6:06 pm
Got my tono preamp from vintage_dog last Wed and there's two words I can say abt. the unit AWESOME AND SUPERB!!! I have never imagined such a simple looking device can make my system sound so good, unlike anything I've ever heard before.
Just got a genesis IM8300 and I was looking for a system which I can use for these beauties as these are hard-to-drive units. So I asked for an audition with vintage_dog and all thru the amps that we used, the tono preamp was used to drive them. Honestly I was very impressed no matter what amp was used. So I decided to get one and paired it with my solid state power amp (of course with the expert help of vintage_dog on how to connect it) to drive my genesis speakers. It was really an audio nirvana and the sound was really great no matter what type of music I use. To my surprise, I even hooked this up to my HT set-up using the genesis speakers as fronts powered by the solid state amp and of course the tono preamp. And when I put in my best DVDs, I was amazed at the details and clarity that I started to hear certain things that I never heard before in my old HT (things like rain falling on leaves or small pebbles falling as people pass by a mountain trail). Speechless ako!
Thank you vintage_dog for introducing me to the tono preamp. It's a pity that when you start exporting these audio marvels that the local audio buffs may find them harder to come by. Kudos to you guys who came up with the tono preamp! Galing niyo talaga. To all of you out there looking for a good system, don't try looking at other imported high-priced units, just get the tono preamp and the amp line (personal and 300b). I myself am eyeing the 300b and am saving up for it. Hope that I still can find an available unit once I've saved enough.