Audible Ilusions Preamp


Hi..

I am "still" looking at different Preamps for my system.. a McCormack DNA 1 Rev A and Maggie 1.6 speakers.

The AI 3A or L-1 is on my short list.

Just how BAD is the volume control. How many steps or DB change is there per step? Do the newer models (expecially the Line stage with remote) solve this problem?

I understand this is a higher gain preamp and I may not have a good range on the volue control.

thanks
johnirish

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I had a AI preamp and had to have the volume controls replaced with the new Swiss Elma volume controls (supposed to be much better), but they are still a stepped control. It is true that this is a high gain preamp and as such you may be limited as to how much play you have on the volume controls. If your CD player has an output higher than the standard 2v you may run into trouble. There would be no problem with this if the control was not stepped. My CD player had a standard 2v output and I could only go up to about 9 o'clock on the volume which is not very much range when you are dealing with stepped controls. That was the only drawback to the preamp. It is a very good sounding preamp for the money, especially if you are into vinyl.