High Gain?


I've read in more than one thread that the First Watt SIT-3 should be used with a high-gain preamp. I'm wondering what the number is that determines whether a preamp's line section is considered to be high gain or not?
garyalex

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Measurements aren’t really helpful. Right. Listening and trying is. Right. The problem is there is no problem. Simply stop reading reviews and comments as if measurements matter, and start reading them as if listening impressions matter. Audio judo, use your opponents strength against him. Ignore the techno-babble, watch the listener comments.  

Everything you need to know is already out there. I never come around here asking anyone what to do next, or what they think of anything I am considering buying. Never done it. Never will. No point. All you get is some random answer from some random person who randomly happens to be reading and randomly feels like blathering something, which usually turns out to be based on no actual experience. 

All the experience and listening impressions you could ever need are already out there written up and ready to go. You just have to go and find them. What I have been doing for going on 15 years now. Works so good you can hardly believe it.