NEWSFLASH! Graham Slee sets the tone.

Ok, this came about because I approached Graham with a crazy idea about
adding the Voyager contour circuit in a switchable mode to the stock (non-
green) Solo.

I won't go into great detail here about the Solo and the Voyager
as they are highly acclaimed and get the coverage they deserve anyway.

I found I was using the Solo for classical, rock and jazz but preferred the
Voyager with contour ON for electronica due to the huge punchy bass
and the way the contour just lifts certain frequencies and makes for a more
aggressive but still balanced sound.

Graham agreed to do the mod and after he completed the design and number
crunching, the actual work was carried out by lead techie, John
Cadman - both were an absolute joy to deal with. Graham decided to use
the three position Source switch on the front of the Solo to switch the contour
circuit on/off.

How does the Solo with Voyager contour sound? Just as you would expect it
to and probably much, much better. It sounds quite simply amazing.
The implementation is slightly different than the Voyager contour as it's
tuned for the Solo but imagine the best aspects of the Solo together with
the best of the Voyager contour and you can imagine the sound.
Truly jaw-dropping

Graham agreed to do the mod as a one-off but was understandably reticent
about offering this as part of the Slee product line. Do not expect to see the
Graham Slee Solo 'SlamBass' model appearing anytime soon. Not that Graham
didn't give some real thought to offering this as a mod or a kit.
The main reason was that he is currently finishing work on a impedance
cancelling network for the stock Solo which will use the space that would be
required for the contour mod. (Hope that makes sense).

Now before you think I'm mentioning this just so I can say
' I got it, you can't have it', there's actually something much, much better in
the pipeline

One VERY interesting thing that came from this is that Graham is now
working on a very high quality tone control which would be a STAND ALONE
unit encompassing three tone controls. As you would expect from
Graham Slee, the unit will be in fitting with the range, made from high quality
components, and tuned for an eternity before it sees the light of day

After talking with Graham today, it seems he has been testing the unit and thanks
to some recent in-house innovation, it no longer requires it's own power supply!

One possibility is that the component will have a three position switch similar
to that on the Solo. The switch would have three settings:

1. Pass through
2. Voyager-type contour
3. Engage tone controls

I don't think we need to get into the debate about EQ or tone controls here.
There are the die-hard purists and those that are happy to use EQ - it's
useful for different room acoustics and for the myriad of different
'phones available.

Even though Graham has a working unit, he still needs input from interested
parties, so if this is your thing then please voice your opinion here or
better still contact "GSP Audio" direct.

For the record:

I am not on the payroll, I have not received any discount previously nor
will I receive one in the future for writing this. I will be first in line for the
Graham Slee Tone Control and I will pay full price whilst grinning from ear
to ear.