Hi. I owned the Pre 3 for a time and loved it, and it was paired with the Chord Ultima 6 amplifier (which I didn't like). Then, I had it paired with a Luxman amplifier and I had no issues with volume control. It was set in the middle, same as the balance, as the volume control was done with an Esoteric N-05XD Streaming DAC. I sold it to go up the Luxman ladder, but of all the gear I've sold over the years, the Ultima Pre 3 is the one piece that I think about repurchasing. Perhaps your demo unit doesn't play well with your amplifier?
Chord Ultima Pre 3
I was wondering if anyone has been using a Chord Ultima Pre 3 preamp. I have one that I'm demoing and I like it, but was curious if anyone had run into any issues with a lack of gain on this preamp. I would not be using it with a Chord amp and the only way I can get it loud is by using the balanced inputs--and even then, at full volume, I'm barely hitting 90db. I don't do a ton of listening near that level, but it does seem to be a fairly low limit for something turned all the way up.
Amps are 100 wpc and speakers are 100db efficient so this seems odd to me. Does anyone have any thoughts?
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