Advice on pre-amps needed

frankpiet

Or Frank, if you want to go full balance all the way with what I suggested above, your Audio Aero has balanced outputs as well controlled by it's volume control, and the Goldpoint comes in balanced also. Myself I'd stick with the rca version.   
http://www.goldpt.com/sw2x.html

Cheers George

soundsrealaudio561 posts09-17-2018 7:56amI thought the Audio Aero had a volume control. No?

It does and a very good one, read my post above yours.

Cheers George

frankpiet

Your Aero has 5v!! output at 100ohms output impenance with it’s own analogue volume control with the remote, this is by far enough to drive any power amp direct (most only need around 1.5v for full output!!), and you’ll have far better transparency and dynamics and less colouration than any preamp could hope to have.

Go direct and save fortune and get a better sound by not having an expensive preamp in the signal path.

If you need to have multiple input switching the get one of these
http://www.goldpt.com/sw4.html

And get a separate phono stage with it’s own level control, like these or better, depending on your love of vinyl. And put it through the Goldpoint switchbox as well.
https://www.aussiehifi.com.au/products/cambridge-audio-duo-mc-mm-phono-preamplifier?variant=69676821...

https://www.hifisystemcomponents.com/phono-preamps/accession-mm-phono-preamp.html

https://www.adl-av.com/products/usbdac/gt40a/

Cheers George