"The
Placette has some of the most refined, delicate, and utterly silken reproduction
of high frequencies that has ever graced any system of mine. To be brief,
under circumstances that I can control or am otherwise familiar with, I haven't
heard a better pre-amp than the Placette"
Paul Seydor... "The Absolute Sound" (issue 125)
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Lewis
Lanise, "The AudiophileVoice"
"How do you review a pre-amp
that does not seem to have a sonic signature of its own?....In fact, the
Placette comes as close to becoming the proverbial 'straight wire with gain' as
any pre-amp I have had in my system. This is high praise indeed!"
Ken
Micallef, "Soundstage.com"
"The first thing that hit me between the ears was the soundfield. Like light blasting into a dark room, the
Placette Preamp imparted new clarity and focus to my rig.…the Placette simply
ushers in a new level of resolution and relief….The entire soundfield seemed
somehow elevated and more transparent, with more of a see-through….The
Placette's brilliant ability to resolve inner detail and present music largely
uncolored is admirable."
Neil
Gader, "The Absolute Sound"
"In a word, the Placette
delivers as promised. It's colorless, characterless, and a joy to listen
through rather than "to". And it does so with a sense of control and
precision and preternatural silence that is addicting."
Neil
Gader, "The Absolute Sound"
"…The Placette Remote Volume
Control enlivened proceedings markedly…The noise floor was distinctly
lowered. Gone was the lack of image specificity - the tendency to blur the line
between one instrument and another. Gone was the softness of transient attack
and the gentling of micro-dynamics. Indeed, I had the sense that a window had
been thrown open and a fresh blast of high-frequency air was wafting around the
music." |
"The Wall Street Journal"
and
"Leisure
& Arts"
The Future of Sound: SACD
By: EDWARD JAY EPSTEIN
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Golden Ear Award - 2000 |
