Jon, interested to try a new PREAMP !!!

[salvator]

Hello,

FIDELTA PAM-1

I've been lucky to cross the PAM-1, a new preamp totally amazing.
The company name is FIDELTA, a french audiofile business owned by a genuine fanatic tube lover.

I've heard an A/B (blind tested, 0.1dB level matched...) against millenia M2b (wich i was my reference previously)

The Millenia was simply blown away...by such big amount that I was a bit deconcerted... bad tube ? No, the unit was in normal shape.

Next I've try an other A/B with my neve 1272. The difference was even more drastic ! Ok I know 1272 is not all transparent and is quite sick. But the difference is bigger than class A vs class B. Quite the difference between mics !

That was the last few days, and I need more time to disecern that revelation.
To my humble opinion, it's the best product available on the market. Retails price is 3000 €.

You can try it for free during a week. I urge you to AB it with your existing setup.

Good luck,

Salvator

[paulrocker]

sounds cool, but what's a "€"?

trying to figure out how much...

[Curve Dominant]

sounds cool, but what's a "€"?

Euro-dollar. It's the newly implemented currency standard for the European Union.

Not sure what the precise exchange rate is against the US$ at the moment.

[Curve Dominant]

Salvator,

From the illustration, it looks as if there is only one potentiometer per channel, for input (???)

Do you know what the plate voltage is?

Mercî, mon amî.

[I Lurk]

Originally posted by Curve Dominant
Euro-dollar. It's the newly implemented currency standard for the European Union.

Not sure what the precise exchange rate is against the US$ at the moment.

Euro is not Euro-dollar. Simply euro.

Americans, tss, tss ....

Here's a conversion utility


http://www.xe.com/ucc/

[salvator]

Curve Dominant,


Yes, the pod is for input. There isn't an output pod (beside the -15dB pad at the rear for -10 or +4dBu opereation), wich can be bypassed if asked.

In fact, there isn't ANY active part in the path beside the tubes. It's a minimalist design; The power supply (5kg weight !) is external. That sound according to their esoteric mind.

What is plate voltage ? What i know is that it can output about 31dBU = around 27 Volt I think.

The guys are very kind & clever. Their financial margin are ridiculously low on it. Once the product will become a new standard, price will be revised.

It's hand made and all customizable. For ex I've asked a swicthable impedance for ribbon/static mic ? No problem
I've been told too that they can totally suit my need : Say want a one channel only with ADC option ? or 8 channel (7500 Euros) ?

I'm still very impressed with the sound of it. It's soooo solid. And in stereo application, that give a very pure and wide field. The millenia is not as pretty, clean/unmasqued and ARTICULATED.
The thing that is nice is that is very fast and dynamic but remain the sweeter preamp I've heard...

Salvator

[mr.gefell]

does it have tranformers both in and or out?
it looks very interesting.

thank you.

[Curve Dominant]

posted by Salvatore:
What is plate voltage ?

Sal,

Plate voltage is, basically, how hard (or not) the unit's board charges the tubes.

Most tubes for audio apps are spec'd for between 200-300 volts. So, it would be useful to know if the tubes are tapped at 280v, or 50v, or somewhere in between.

It's a somewhat esoteric question, admittedly, but one which I've become accustomed to asking about tube gear in general. Perhaps I'm becoming a Gearslut in my (semi-) old age.

Stranger things have happened.