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In Reply to: Eico HF-85 or Foreplay/Seduction? posted by dBurino on December 2, 2003 at 12:19:27:
David,I use a modern tube linestage/phonostage/system with a ton of vintage amps.I'm not biased toward any vintage preamps just'cause my father owned a particular brand.I`ve owned nearly any vintage preamp you can think of(all completely rebuilt).I`ve narrowed it down to 2 pieces.Citation 1 and HF-85.I think the 85 creams the PAS.That's because I like a clean incisive ballsy sound.The 85 can give you that.A PAS cannot.The 85 has drive.The PAS doesn't.That's only my opinion.The only quirk with the 85 is the volume control.It can be a pain in the ass.Also,you'll have to replace some parts most likely.The 20/40/40 can cap was kaput in both of my 85s.Also,the .25@ 200 blocking caps at the output and phono stages were leaky.Same issue with the cathode bypass lytics in the phonostage.The .1@400 Pyramids passed tests on the Tel-O-Mike so they stayed.Anyway,it's a low budget rebuild.Good Luck with whatever you choose.
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