PureTones Basic released!
2009, February 8
PureTones finally releases her official version of PureTones Basic!
I designed this LOD with new comers in mind.
In 2008, when i brought my first amp, the choices on the market were pretty limited. I was hard pressed to find a LOD that is made of high quality materials and has a reasonable price. The high quality LODs in the market are all of low value, some with prices bordering on the ridiculous.
Not willing to be at the mercy of LOD makers, i became one myself. At the same time i swore to deliver value, to make LODs that are reasonably priced and within the reach of any new comers to the audio scene if they want it. The PureTones Basic model is the baby of this philosophy.
To keep the cost down, the Basic is ; easy to make, made of easy to obtained materials, and of high quality and value. It may sound easy, but in practice its a hard balance between cost and performance. After 2 working prototypes, i believe i got it right. In fact the cost of the prototypes are higher than the offical version.
In the offical version, the “live” wires are made of Mundorf wires. Mundorf wires are made of 99% silver and 1% gold. The “dead”, or ground, is made of silver plated copper. There are minimal audible differences and it keeps the cost down. Jack is made of high quality yet economical gold plated Neutrik plugs. Dock is the common one used in most other commerical LODs.
Pictures below. They retail for 30SGD each. For more information check out the page Available for Purchase>Commerical Units.
