Audible Illusions Modulus 1 Preamp with phonostage

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Audible Illusions Modulus 1 Preamp with phonostage

Postby vintage_dog » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:21 pm

this classic preamp uses 3 6922 tubes. i will include NOS ECC88 Phillips miniwatt tubes with this preamp.

this has an MM phonostage. power supply is separate. rectifier diodes and filter caps have been upgraded.
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Postby marty_e » Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:58 am

Francis, I'd like to audition this if possible. thanks.
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Postby vintage_dog » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:57 am

you may pick-up at home anytime...
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Postby daita » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:11 am

Sir what is the model of the preamp? Is it the Modulus 1?
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Postby vintage_dog » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:01 pm

daita wrote:Sir what is the model of the preamp? Is it the Modulus 1?


yes it is. modulus 1
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Postby vintage_dog » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:36 pm

marty, i found the culprit on the phonostage hum...two tubes are terribly microphonic! they are NOS tubes. i replaced them with another NOS set of Holland-made PECC88 tubes, and they are very quiet now. only problem is that these tubes are quite expensive to pair with the preamp. am temporaily withdrawing this item for sale :-)
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Postby conspicuous » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:34 pm

too bad. this pre-amp sounded really good with your new turntable last saturday! :)
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Postby vintage_dog » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:13 am

Whoa, this 20+ year old preamp just underwent a major overhaul -- all new coupling caps, ultrafast rectifier diodes, filter and bias caps, all gold-plated RCA connectors, ALPS volume pots, new ceramic sockets....

very nice sounding classic...it's not leaving home anymore...

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MODULUS 1

Stereophile/83-J.Gordon Holt, "A Steal For The Money".

High Performance Review/83-L.Greenhill, "Clearly the panel was enthusiastic about the Modulus. No other preamp at or near its price delivered such sonics, especially in the midrange".

Audio Magazine/84-"For the determined audiophile in search of the best sonics, the Modulus could easily be the lowest cost component in an ‘ultimate system’. The dimensionality, depth of image and spaciousness were remarkable. WE ENJOYED THE MUSIC AND FORGOT REVIEWING".
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