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Probably
the busiest front plate of all time and the antithesis of the "straight
wire with gain".
But it seems the C-1 wasn't
the antithesis of neutral/natural sound -Yamaha oblige- as, like
the B-1
V-FET masterpiece, the C-1 is
one of the few preamplifiers that became an instant landmark in
audio design. The C-1 normally
uses small-signal V-FETs
in some of its stages.
Existed very briefly and only in select markets in silver - very
good-looking if encased in a wood enclosure.
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