Dear James,
The Thaedra was a lucky find. I happened to walk
into a local stereo repair shop and there it was,
just begging for a nice home!
Because of the sloppy repair job that had been
done to it previously the boards were checked
for bad/cold solder joints. It is holding up
quite nicely.
The quiet phono preamp is real joy -- very
detailed and no annoyances like background
hum or hiss. Since headphones are used for
most of the listening, I'm real sensitive to
those kind of distractions. Plus, it has tone
controls! An audiophile preamp just cannot be
found with tone controls these days. The Thaedra's
are tastefully done and work well. Most of my
music listening comes from the 50's and 60's
so the tone controls are a significant feature
for me.
Approximately how many Thaedras were manufactured?
I have only seen one other. The hand etched serial
number on mine is A301517 -- does that mean the
1517th Thaedra?
Finally, was there ever a silver-faced Thaedra?
It seems I can recall a photograph (maybe in a
GAS-ETTE) of one.
Best regards,
Paul Bigelow
