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A New Spin on Old School: Tube-Based Prautes Head Amp Wondrous!
A Look into a Consumer-Friendly High End Tube Headphone Amplifier and Preamp
Sitting down to listen to the Cypher Labs Prautes headphone amplifier/preamplifier warming up in my system, I feel like I’d emerged from the vortex of a Category 5 storm -- concluding my two year cycle tenured teacher evaluation, healthcare concerns with the inlaws, audio reviews and AXPONA (Audio Expo North America). It is time to catch my breath and, as I hear Samba licks on an acoustic guitar, a little piano and Diana Krall crooning over my system, my shoulders relax. Just breathe. There’s just something about that classic warm tube sound paired with an excellent recording that soothes as aloe on sunburned skin.
