I guess I wasn't completely clear in my initial posting. I'm wondering how much add-ons add to a preamp's price. For example, is a $6K preamp with a DAC and streaming really a $4K, $4.5K, 5K preamp. I'm asking just in case I find something I like but it has extras, I'd like to know exactly what I'm paying for.
How much $$ do bells and whistles add to preamp?
Hi All, I’m looking for a new preamp, but I don’t want or need things like home theater bypass, streaming, DAC, headphones, etc. Just a great preamp (maybe with phono). I’m looking at lots of models (Like Classe, Wyred4Sound, Peachtree, etc.) that come with lots of extras, and I’m wondering how much of the price devolves to those add-ons that I don’t want. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated, as usual.