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High end stereo preamps? Worth it?

So we know the higher end preamps don’t include dacs and phono stages.  Highly desirable noise free devices.  I hear wonderful things about these preamps, Luxman, Accuphase, Audio Research, etc.

Are they as good as represented? 


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djones51
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Analog  volume control is generally better. The truncated bits is true when dealing with 16 bit DACs not so much with 32 bits. 
djones51
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You don't need analog volume control it can be done in the digital domain. You don't need a preamp in a totally digital system. 
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