chorus670 posts10-14-2021 11:41pmNever heard a pre that "Improved" the SQ compared to "No Pre".
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WEll true and not so true.
My Jadis DPL , 20+ yrs old, bought last year , now have Mundorf EVO caps and Takman Rey resistors + running Tele in the AX and AU, Tele in the cd buffer out,
I'd say when I put in a Tele I note a nice nuance vs a RCA, Bugle Boy AU and AX in the slot.
So there must be something said for a nuance of the pre's imput.
But if the Shanling, Cayin or Jadis DAC, any of the 3 hada vol pot,, I'd dump the DPL linestage.
Its really not needed and adds too much gain in the circuit for my 95db sens + 91db sens dual WBers.
Bottom line.
Linestage/pre are not a must have, neither a should have.
If you find a tube DAC /Tube player with a vol pot, go for it and sell your linestage.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WEll true and not so true.
My Jadis DPL , 20+ yrs old, bought last year , now have Mundorf EVO caps and Takman Rey resistors + running Tele in the AX and AU, Tele in the cd buffer out,
I'd say when I put in a Tele I note a nice nuance vs a RCA, Bugle Boy AU and AX in the slot.
So there must be something said for a nuance of the pre's imput.
But if the Shanling, Cayin or Jadis DAC, any of the 3 hada vol pot,, I'd dump the DPL linestage.
Its really not needed and adds too much gain in the circuit for my 95db sens + 91db sens dual WBers.
Bottom line.
Linestage/pre are not a must have, neither a should have.
If you find a tube DAC /Tube player with a vol pot, go for it and sell your linestage.