I've always felt a preamp is over kill. An amp with a volume knob is what I like. Or controlling it from a pc or a source is best. I feel the more connections with a rca or balance inputs has another transfer signal losing its purity imo.
Are higher end preamps worth the investment when you are only streaming Tidal & Spotify ?
Amp: Modwright 150SE
Speakers: Aerial Acoustics 7T
Streamer/DAC/ : NAD C658
With the goal of achieving higher fidelity, would a 10k -12k MSRP preamplifier be overkill when you only stream from Tidal or Spotify? Do higher end preamplifier applications mostly apply to vinyl and /or high end transports vs subscription streaming?