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Review: Tempo Electric / Arthur Loesch 1.1 Control Preamp Tube preamp
Another follow-up:I brought up Art Dudley's "brightness" issue with Joe Levy of Tempo Electric and he said that he and Arthur were puzzled by it, too. It turns out that Mills mis-fabricated a 2.74K power resistor as a 27.4K value (but still labell... 
Review: Tempo Electric / Arthur Loesch 1.1 Control Preamp Tube preamp
A brief follow-up:In the October, 2010, issue of Stereophile, the Tempo Electric Loesch Preamp is rated a well-deserved "Class A."However, I am completely baffled by Art Dudley's comments about "egregious brightness" on certain recordings. "Bright... 
Designer Hall of Fame
Arthur LoeschIn the 1980's, he was principally responsible for resurrecting the low-powered, single-ended triode (SET) amp and high-efficiency speaker from obscurity. When many designers were simply reworking classic circuits from the 1930's-50's,...