We
stopped in the Wavelength room to hear
the skinny about Gordon Rankin’s
Wavelength Cardinal amplifiers. Too bad
that I didn’t see the Cardinals, but I’ve
got to tell you the company’s new
15-watt Tritans ($10,000), are simply
gorgeous. With Nirvana Audio cables
through a pair of JM Lab loudspeakers,
the Tritan proved a delight. Equipped
with a newer circuit design, the Tritan
also sports a new input tube in the
6C45PI, and a high-transconductance tube
that drives the 300B with authority. As
to their new Sine New Century Edition
preamplifier ($5,000), how much simpler
can things get? With three inputs and
one full tape loop, the Sine runs on
batteries! That's right, batteries. This
preamp is one of the quietest out there.
An optional remote for the couch potato.
