Need advice regarding preamp

[anitab54]

This reply is for Paul Joppa. I was trying to not be a pest, but I would like to explain this a little better. Someone built the kits for 2 amps and 1 preamp and sold them to a guy named Paul. Paul used them and the preamp developed a hum and instead of fixing he bought a second preamp. He sold me the 2 amps and the working preamp and offered me the humming preamp at a discounted price. We had Howard's guy Mike move the working preamp into the light colored box to match the light colored amp boxes. And the humming preamp that you said is a foreplay II is in the different colored box. I have no idea if the preamp in the light colored box is a foreplay I or II, is so that's why I want it checked out too. I want to keep the best one, and Howard can have the other one

 

[anitab54]

Thank you I just need to know now how to order the boxes. You said both preamps will fit into one box. I am happy to post a photo when I get them back. I found out yesterday that my Klipsch La Scala speakers are 1977 (not '80's) and I think they will be happy together. Thanks again.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

You would order three of these:
https://bottlehead.com/product/repair-service/

I let Eileen know that the one for the Foreplay needs to be sized to take two Foreplays. 

-PB

 

[anitab54]

ordered. Thanks.

 

[Paul Joppa]

Thanks for clarifying, Anita. I love that they have some history beyond the DIY community!

Looking again at the first picture you posted, of all four amps, it seems clear that both preamps are Foreplay II. You said before that the first one developed a hum, but I missed the significance of that the first time. It probably means that the missing "ground" connection is not the problem, but rather something else is, so you would have wanted to send them in anyhow.

Don't worry about being a pest; we are all happy to help people learn about audio - it's fundamental to the kit business, after all.  :^)