db Systems, New Hampshire
Just scored a DB-1A preamp.
"What's that?" you may ask. Too bad. db Systems is little-known New England manufacturer of high quality gear.
The DB-1 came out in the mid 70s. I remember visiting "The Sounding Board", a high-end audio salon in Ridgewood NJ in the early eighties. Bought some affordable gear there, auditioned audiophile vinyl pressings, and drooled over the high end stuff. One component that I always went back to was the db preamp. It was like a little jewel: Very high qual
It's a disease: Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS) I now have 3 of these: A DB-1, DB-1A and DB-1B, The upgrade from 1 to 1A involves improved RIAA (.04 dB) and complete retest. Includes gold plated phono jacks (2) and diamond cut solid aluminum knobs. The 1A to 1B involves new lower noise high level stage, Alps 80 dB volume control, 6 dB better channel separation, all gold plated jacks, solid oak cabinet with new front panel. So I'm working on the original purchase, a 1A myself. Changed out all