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Is my Placette linestage holding back my Krell AMP

Ok guys, I've been pretty happy with my placette passive linestage up to this point but I've had some people suggest that if I get this Krell FPB 400cx that I should get an active preamp. I am running 1 meter transparent super interconnects from the placette to my amp. Revel Gem speakers and a B15 sub. Current source is a wadia 7 transport and a levinson 30.5 DAC.

I've seen placette passive linestages in much more expensive systems than mine. Is it really my weakest link or should I spend money on a new turntable.
chauncey

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ngjockey
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The Krell's low sensitivity is offset by the 400W. 100Kohm input impedance is good too.

The Levinson DAC will double the output voltage to 4 if you can use the XLR connections. It also has an incredibly low 5.5 ohm output impedance which is great for passives.

Why are you running that huge amp with those tiny speakers? If you're looking for a bigger sound, you might want to try bigger speakers.
ngjockey
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It's not a problem and that does seem like a good deal.

The specs seem nearly ideal for a passive but there's no guarantee. Literally, don't know about the Transparent cables since they don't publish specs and the "mystery box" but, since the DAC is doing the driving, low capacitance is suggested.
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