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I been mixing music professionally for over 50 years, I been on a mission looking for the world's greatest line stage for over 40 years. I have auditioned over 30 line stages, including FM acoustics, Gryphon, Cello, etc  to reference my console or DAW. A line stage is ultra critical in my application since the amount of eq, compression, reverb, delays etc., must not only translate extremely well in every other environment or playback system, but those decisions need to sound like great decisions in all other playback environments. This fact is not really understood by most audio enthusiasts. In other words, this is a deep art!    .  You can check out my studio The Mix Palace, located on Long Island, NY, USA. I differ but do not disrespect the Hi Fi enthusiast.     Most Hi Fi people, need a stereo system to entertain them. They may think they want accuracy, but sometimes a little color goes a long way to making a listening experience more enjoyable. The CH precision L1 and X1 line stage is a god send to my prayers. This is true reference grade electronics. I was looking at this line stage for over 10 years, but 55K was a sharp investment for something I could not get a demo of. Once I decided to take the chance and buy one, I was totally impressed! We have this saying in pro audio, Tried and true. IN other words most gear needs to be time tested, before making a claim of its importance, and greatness. The CH Precision L1 X1 is truly reference grade electronics, that will further my research in audio! 

micb
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micb OP
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I am also fortunate to have a perfectly symmetrical Tom Hidley control room, with speakers mounted in 8 tons of solid concrete, and the front wall the speakers are mounted in is fully decoupled ( threw concrete separation) from the listening position. I have drilled 100 feet into the earth in 8 different locations around my building to achieve a resistance to ground of 1/2 ohm. I have analog and digital formats and I have the environment and electronics to put all myths to bed.  I am writing this to hopefully attract designers who might be interested in using my acoustic space to reference some of there new designs. Since I have a huge live room and can make reference recordings to analog tape machines. 

inna
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There is no reference line stage without tubes in it. And there is no place for advertising on this forum.

larryi
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A friend has their top of the line linestage in an unusual configuration—instead of using “just” one stereo linestage (one linestage plus power supply) his system uses rwo linestages and two power supplies with one being the master unit.  The linestage feeds CH Precision power amps.  I can’t say what contributes what to the sound, but the system was a bit too bright and lean for my taste. I am a tube electronics person, so it might be a matter of taste.

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onhwy61
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Thanks for posting.  Your studio looks pics look amazing.

I think you're right about audiophiles wanting a little coloration.  It's not a negative in that people want their music, a finished product, to sound good.  Your studio is involved with the actual production of the music which is a different perspective.

Quick question -- does the EMT plate get a lot of use?

yyzsantabarbara
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The new top end CH Precision amp at $110k was one that I liked a bit more than the CODA #16 I sold a few days ago. It was not substantially better but there was a bit more refinement to the sound. I sold the #16 to go with a 30-year-old CODA #11.

When I enter the billionaire class I will be shopping for that $110k CH Precision amp. Going direct to amp with my imersiv D-1 DAC into the CH Precession amp would be something else.

BTW - the imersiv D-1 is a Pro Audio DAC. It has a second order harmonic distortion filter to dirty up the sound if you are so inclined.

 

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