From aevett1@yahoo.com Tue Jun 13 11:17:36 2006
Subject:RE: Need help finding a good preamp

Good points, Dan. A phone conversation with Steve is
almost always a learning experience. He knows a lot -
and then some...

I've never experienced the 'high pressure sales'
feeling with Steve. It's always been more of the "
What are you trying to accomplish-as a player, and how
can I help you get there ?" type of experience. Very
much like my conversations with Bruce, here & with
Mark Magdich from Sweetwater.

Regarding the original question: Putting a Speakeasy
pre-amp in the chain to the 2101 would likely be an
improvement, somewhat. I run my Yamaha S90ES through a
Speakeasy stereo keyboard pre-amp; and that takes an
already great sounding instrument, and does even
greater things with it. However, since the 2101 is the
amp/speaker and not the sound source, you're still
going to get a lot of the character of the 2101,
sonically. And, since you've already shown some
dissatisfaction with the unit, and some interest in
the Road Box, I'd continue exploring that option. Less
gear to carry/interconnect, too.

So, as Dan suggested: call Speakeasy and ask for
Steve. He'll help you out with your situation...

Allan

--- Dan S wrote:

> There are people who are very comfortable on the
> phone, very good at what
> they do but don't feel as comfortable with email. I
> can't speak for Steve,
> but everytime I've asked him a question via email,
> his response is "call
> me".
>
> I think it's just a matter of style/preference, and
> nothing more.
>
> Having purchased a preamp used from someone else, I
> was quite surprised when
> he brought my model up to spec with recent models
> for very little cost -
> essentially, just shipping. I can't imagine Steve
> pressuring anyone, but you
> will probably find you know more than you did before
> you made the call.
>
> I think the other thing that be important is to get
> an understanding of what
> your needs are and setting your expectations
> correctly.
>
> Again, I can't possibly speak for Steve, but these
> are my observations over
> the years.
>
> > I just purchased a Leslie 2101 unit to go with my
> CX-3. At
> > first I was trilled with the sound since this is
> my first
> > real rotating speaker cabinet, but it seems the
> honeymoon is
> > over. The 2101 is too shrill and bright for my
> tastes. Of
> > course it does sound much better than running the
> CX-3
> > through my Peavey KB-4 with Leslie effect. I'm
> considering
> > adding a tube preamp to the signal to hopefully
> warm things
> > up. I've emailed the guys at Speakeasy a couple
> times. First
> > email was a couple months ago about the price on
> an organ
> > chop and yesterday on the price of a Road box with
> possible
> > partial trade on the 2101. They wanted me to call
> about the
> > price on the chop and gave no reply at all to my
> email on the
> > Road box. What's the deal? Do they want me to
> call and
> > haggle with them on the price? Not trying to be
> negative
> > since it seems that most on this board idolize
> these guys and
> > I certainly don't want to run the risk of being
> ostracized or
> > setting myself up for personal attacks for
> questioning their
> > omnipotence. I would just like some straight
> answers and
> > straight prices without calling and possibly
> dealing with
> > some salesman's pitch on his product. Anyone have
> suggestions
> > for a quality alternative.
> > Just looking for some straight answers and
> customer service
> > without being brushed aside.
> >
>

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