The shortest direct path is always better no doubt. But purchasing another piece of equipment (analog stereo preamp) may not sit well with my wife and the DAC1 works really well with the Simaudio W5.
Hate to sell my DAC - will play around with the jumper setting inside my DAC while in the calibrated mode and go through the Marantz pre to see if the sound improves.
Hate to sell my DAC - will play around with the jumper setting inside my DAC while in the calibrated mode and go through the Marantz pre to see if the sound improves.