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Originally Posted by Doug Young

A real[/URL]ly good preamp tends to need headroom - it's tough to get enough power out of a battery. I don't think you'll hear any 60Hz hum from Alix.

Thanks Doug,

Actually Eben Grace himself explained it in the AGF (I have put in Bold letters the interesting part):

Hi guys, Eben from Grace Design here.

First, sorry about that price error from Front End Audio. That is the price for FELiX and not ALiX. While we haven't actually announced the price yet, it will be right in line with what you guys are speculating / hoping for...

Also, somebody mentioned power supply and pedal board stuff. The ALiX has the same universal AC supply as the FELiX, which is a key ingredient to the charm of these preamps. We could not achieve the kind super low noise and high headroom performance without it. It's a major reason why they sound so good.

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