The Fidelity Research Accurate Attenuation System AS-1 “Transìtion”

 

Despite the quite pompous model name, with its serious, no-frills appearance this marvelous piece of gear plays like music… it makes all, ALL other preamps I owned, currently own or tried in my system sound like veiled, slow, lifeless in a direct comparison.

This Japanese humble little box is precise as a razor, light-speedy and makes music and audio system “breathing” in a seldom heard way… with Misho’s Phono stage it’s an heavenly matching and working with my studio reel-to-reel machines is a bliss, as I’m able to fully appreciate recording quality and machine sonic footprint. 

Truly amazingly and aptly named “Transition”, it sure represented a transition, a door to better perception.

Among the VERY best passive preamps on the planet, period. 💫