Educate me folks, please; Is there such a thing as a phono only passive pre amp? I don't listen to CD's radio or tapes I have nice tube amps I want to use in secondary system that will be phono based. I'd like suggestions or information from cheap to dreamland price. I will not be using cartridges with extremely low output. Looking for suggestions and information. Great thread.
Cheap preamp/no preamp/passive preamp question...
Due to upgrades, I have a pair of Quicksilver KT88 Silver Edn tube mono amps and a pair of ProAc Response 2s I was going to move to my study. I'm hoping for some help in figuring a low cost, but musical, path to playing CDs. Thought #1 was just skipping the preamp and buying a CD player with a volume control. Any recommendations there, esp. ones with a remote control? Thought #2 was an inexpensive passive preamp like the Creek OBH-12 w/remote and a conventional CD player. Any reactions? Obvious standard choice is normal preamp/CD player. My gut thinking is that w/o the need for flexibility, I'd get more bang for my buck with #1, but would be interested in hearing relevant experiences.