Do you use a preamp in your HT system to improve sound?

what preamp do u use in your ht system and is it helping ht SQ?

I like idea of enhancing ht sound with a preamp. Even the hi end processors are limited in their SQ.

i use a low end tube preamp and like its influence on hq sound. I am considering an upgraded preamp.

emergingsoul01-01-2022 4:32am

dbphd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,619 posts 01-01-2022 at 08:33am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A Bryston SP3 processor takes in HDMI and passes balanced analog front LR to a by-pass input of an Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp.
dbphd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,619 posts 01-02-2022 at 08:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete emergingsoul, much of HT is two channel, so by using the Ayre preamp I get the benefit of its superb sound. I use the Bryston SP3 more as an HDMI receptacle than surround processor -- I often set it to stereo for cable. I use KEF Reference 1s for front LR, KEF Reference 204/2C center, and LS50s for side and rear surrounds. Sources for HT are Cox Cable and an Ayre DX-5 DSD disc player, for music Roon via Ethernet to an Ayre QX-5 Twenty streamer and the disc player.