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Thread: SUMO Athena II preamp |
    
Silver Member Username: Jingka99
Post Number: 220
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 02:25 pm: |
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Hi, I've been trying to find info on this preamp, anybody owned this or had any experience with preamp? How would you describe this preamp?
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New member Username: Ahdionut
Redlands,
CA
USA
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jul-07
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| Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 10:16 pm: |
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I don't know about the Athena II, but I do have the Athena and like the preamp a lot. very smooth and somewhat tube like. I don't find a lot of coloration in this amp. I use it for my controller for phono and SACD player. It is susceptable to hum from the phono stage if your not very careful about close proximity electrial cables and other input feeds. You can get a review of the Athena from 'Audio' in August
'96 from here:
http://www.roger-russell.com/magrevaudio2.htm
You can go here for some general info on SAE, GAS and Sumo gear here:
http://www.davidsaudio.com/html/sumo_line.html
See some backgroundsee a quick comment regarding this pre-amp here
http://www.audioproz.com/AP.php?Prod=Preamps |
New member Username: Ahdionut
Redlands,
CA
USA
Post Number: 2
Registered: Jul-07
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| Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 10:24 pm: |
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ooops... wrong year for the review. It was '89 |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8141
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 08:08 pm: |
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Great info Jeff.
Welcome. |
Bronze Member Username: Arien
Post Number: 11
Registered: Jul-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 01:22 am: |
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Thanks Jeff, same here, I find the Athena II very transparent and neutral, the one I have don't have the phono module so I'm not experiencing any hum at all, the athena is currently doing exceptional job together with the Krell power amp, the sound is very detailed, dynamic especially if I switch to direct mode on the preamp...I love the synergy of the krell and the athena, the best I've ever heard so far...I'm now pondering on the bryston BP-25, i have no idea how it will compare with the athena...and how it will match up with the krell... |
New member Username: Marinadelmar
Post Number: 1
Registered: Nov-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 01:46 am: |
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Would anyone know where I can get a manual for the Athena II? We have one but lost our manual.
Thank you!! |
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