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Will the new C.A.T. LEGEND be the ultimate preamp?

Talked to Ken Stevens and he is about to unveil a new all out assalt preamp called the Legend.He said it will be a bigger difference between it and the ultimate than between the jl1 and the jl3.The 4 main changes are teflon boards,dual volume conrols,black gate cap. and about 15 more pounds of damping.Any further info would be helpful.

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pubul57
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Does anyone actually own this pre, or was it jusy a demo piece at a show?
pubul57
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Who are you asking?
pubul57
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bump = any new impressions?
pubul57
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Second.
pubul57
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I see what you mean. I still get the sense that nobody actually owns one at home. The CAT Sl1 Ultimate MKII seemed to be a very evolved and perfected execution of that design and meeting with Ken's objectives for the type of sound and perfomance he prefers. I wonder if the Legend has a very different sound signature and approach to Ken's previous work; or the same basic approach with even better (if that is possible) parts so that if you did not like the CAT you wouldn't like the Legend since it is basically the same approach, only more so.
pubul57
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Strapper211, good to see a real life sighting. I assume, rightly or wrongly, that you previously owned the SL1 Ultimate, do you find the improvements in both the linestage and phono stage equally?
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