Hovland Hp 100 Review

Another outstanding characteristic of the HP-100 and undoubtedly a major reason it. EQUIPMENT REVIEW central to the performance of any pre-amp.

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The spec sheet claims approximately 2600 ohms.

Hovland hp 100 review. In my drool-drenched review of the HP-100 in the November 2000 Stereophile I complained about an almost-inaudible hum in the phono section. Compared to HP-100 which also is one of the best preamp I have heard do the HP-200 still better resolution and micro-dynamic in the high frequency and still more control in the bass region. So much so that they went to the lengths of building their own precision stepped attenuator for the HP100 a veritable work of audio art.

This preamp has a well justified legendary market reputation for engineering quality musicality and appearanceSound FootprintThe HP-100 is a wonderful sounding. So yes Jazzdoc I should be wary of what I wish for. Page 1 of 1.

But beautiful though it is and wonderful though it sounds it clearly aint compatible with remote control operation. In my initial listening to the Seven I missed some of the punch of the Hovland. Checking the reviews of the HP100 from c20001 and the HP200 from c20056 they were all positive lauding transparency deftness of touch and lack of overt tube character - pretty much the reasons I went ahead and purchased and the reason why the it still sounds so good still today.

I did change the phono tubes to RAM super quiet tubes. In all the Hovland HP-100 creates a stage that is involving clearly rendered and accurate. Hovland HP-100 tube preamp line only Tube Preamplifiers.

Even so the resultant 173dB overload margin at 20kHz is still on the low side in my opinion the subjective result being perhaps some slight emphasis of surface-noise ticks. Display All Email General Asylum. I think some reviewers were listening with their eyes as we all do to some extent but they should know better.

Hovland hp100 haha i know going on and on about a 10 year old preamp might be boring to most of you actually i dont know how old it isbut ive owned a handful of nice preamps in my and none of em looked like this inside. The HP-100s phono input has obviously been optimized for cartridges of very low output. The epp and flow of the music is as others have in other places continuous.

Hovland HP-100 preamplifier Page 4 Its speed transparency bass control and treble extension delivered electric music with satisfying realism. Separately or in combination the HP-100 and the RADIA are effortlessly natural and organic exquisitely musical and always consistent in their behavior. But just like having an extra gear in which to shift you past the crowd on the highway the Hovland HP-100 transports you in an almost surreal way to the musical connection.

Hovland stuff was over-praised in many quarters. With such a models 150µV output at 1kHz these margins will improve by 105dB. Since one of the few complaints about the HP-100 was its lack of remote control from the start Hovland conceived the HP-200 as remote-controllable.

Over time I grew to appreciate the sublime ease superlative midrange and sheer musicality of the Seven. But that as the saying goes was easier said than done. Hovland HP-100 VS CAT Ultimate Preamp Hovland HP-100 Preamplifier Tube - Johnnybegood - General Asylum.

RV-002-Mk2 100 micro-step non-contact IRBT remote volume passive pre-amp. I have a Hovland HP-100 and have tried it with the Radia Theta Dreadnaught Audio Research VT 100 and McIntosh 750. Layering was so smooth and natural that it succeeded in the best way possible by never calling attention to itself.

I had a 100 and it didnt sound as good as it looked and didnt last long. Its combination of transistors in RIAA section and 3 tubes in Line section gives the optimal combination of low noise and open tube sound. I use a Lyra Titan cartridge by the way and the phono stage is fine.

Hovland is big on using long interconnects from preamp to amp and short speaker cables so the line-stage output features a cathode-follower buffer which I was told reduces impedance to less than 1000 ohms. Hovland HP-100 VS CAT Ultimate Preamp Hovland HP-100 Preamplifier Tube 1213238141 Follow Ups Thread. Each preamp provided insight into the musical performance that had its strengths and weaknesses.

Separately or in combination the HP-100 and the RADIA are effortlessly natural and organic exquisitely musical and always consistent in their behavior. No problem with MC cartridges. The fact that the Tron Seven line stage rivaled my favorite Hovland HP-100 is high praise indeed.

Personally I liked it best with both the Audio Research and the McIntosh. Plenty of bite to cymbal splashes lots of punch to electric bass. Through listening tests Hovland determined that the HP-100 sounded better this way.

With its three smooth gleaming chrome-plated knobs and 38-thick faceplate of aluminum plated in black nickel the same plating process used for the sinks on the Sultan of Bruneis jets and backed by a sheet of translucent plastic thats softly backlit blue the HP-100 exudes tasteful luxury and authoritative simplicity. After Id bought my review sample Hovland made a production change in the moving-coil transformer so I sent my unit back to be upgraded. Please do not be mislead by the relative brevity of my review.

For sale a Hovland HP-100 line-stage tube preamplifier no phono in excellent functional condition and beautiful cosmetic condition.

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