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No signature of its own
After a month of owning the icOn 4 Pro, I must say that I like it very much. It has no (or perhaps very very little) signature of its own. The significant more volume steps and the ease of use brings also happiness. I did have many preamps over the last 50 years but this jewel beats them all… Robert, The Netherlands
I am totally satisfied
I am an extremely satisfied customer. I was looking for a passive preamp to feed my Jadis DA5 with a signal coming from some DAC's (fed by a Prime Minias Nucleus core for running Roon). I needed three inputs (for the different voltages of the DAC’s (1, 2, 3 V)) and just one output. The output was adjusted to the particular max. output level of my Jadis (400 mV) to avoid clipping. Whenever the preamp is turned on, it starts at level 4 (almost silent). All this tailor made by Pal, who was...
Simple, functional, elegant design
This is a very impressive amp, beautiful quality build and simple, functional, elegant design. A famous designer and leader in the Victorian arts and crafts movement had a couple of sayings, "Less is more" and "Do not have anything in your house unless you know it to be useful or believe it to be beautiful ". I believe your amp fits all those categories perfectly! You have produced an amplifier that sounds wonderfully detailed without a hint of harshness that clearly surpasses earlier amp I...
So open and clear, without coloring
Hi Pal I listened a lot at the weekend, and the sounds heavenly.So open and clear, without coloring, it looks like you are listening to real instruments.Really wonderful, amazing. Best regards,Marcel from the Netherlands
It sounds wonderful
Hello Pal, I'm happy to report that the Icon arrived safe and sound and that I'm very pleased with the quality of build and appearance. Shipping was very fast and well worth the price. I listened to it for a couple of hours yesterday and today and it sounds wonderful. It is noticeably clearer in the mid-range than the passive unit I've been using for the past few weeks. The highs and bass seem about the same as the Adcom which is quite good, but the mid-range is definitely more prominent...
The amp is performing superbly
Hello Pal,Just a quick update on the preamp. Results of listening tests with classical and popular music are excellent! The amp is performing superbly bring out the smallest details of my recordings. Mark Mackey, UK
Very nice wide open detailed soundstage
Dear Pal, Just wanted to let you know that I'm very happy with the preamp. At first glance it sounded almost the same as my 300B preamp, but withoutthe noise and hum. Later on, as the preamp got burned in, the sound openedup and I got a very nice wide open detailed soundstage. After that, thebass got very quick and tight, much better than the 300b amp did. The preamp also sounds really nice on a low level. With the 300b amp Isometimes found myself with peeping ears because I played too loud in...
Improvement on both clarity and bass
Hi Pal,Well received the icon today and setup into my system.Thanks for putting my name into the unit, it looks so unique. I tried many CD today using TVC mode and sound similar to my Django, with improvement on both clarity and bass. Richard Chow, Hong Kong
Very refined.
Daarna begon hij te zingen en wel in het hoog wat ik omschrijf als ; zijdezacht, niet Upfront. Het laag kwam wat later en wel wat men niet zozeer zou verwachten van een buizentrap maar meer van een torrenbak.Laag is niet "zwabberig”maar strak en is weg als het weg moet zijn.Stemmen zijn altijd met kippenvel aanwezig, blijf hier elke dag van genieten.Wat mij ook is opgevallen dat in de stemmen totaal geen geforceerdheid aanwezig is. Bij de hoge vrouwenstemmen blijft de stem overeind,...
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