No sound

Thank you for the suggestion of the Sys.  I’m  just recovering from a hip replacement then dislocation, so I really can’t get into the insides of my system very easily, but I can hire someone to do  it.

I’ll experiment as much as I can.

Well, I got the system hooked up properly and the loud tone is back.  So I assume the problem is with the preamp, which I’m going to bring to to be repaired.

I’ll have to wait 4-6 weeks! for the repair. I already ordered the Schiit Sys but it’s not coming until next Friday.  At least I should have some sound.

@jetter

Thanks for the reply.

Neat looking preamp!

Well, I hooked up the Sys, and lo and behold, I got sound.  Of course it’s primitive compared to my CJ preamp but over all, not too bad.

Thanks to @jetter for the suggestion.

Now I find it’s not so primitive.  It sounds damn good!

@jetter 

Yes it is!

@lanx0003 

i have a Conrad-Johnson tube preamp which is out for repair for an extended time. That’s why I got the Sys, so I could listen to music.  Of course the tubed CJ is much better, but the Sys is a very good stopgap until I get the CJ back.

It’s very interesting to to hear the set effectively without a preamp. The signal is direct from the amp and the DAC to the speakers. The Sys is a passive unit and ostensibly adds nothing to the sound. So the sound is extremely clear but cold. It lacks the pleasing coloration a preamp brings. 
Certain recordings (especially older ones). don’t seem to need the coloration and sound just fine.

It sounds better than it has any right to sound.

@cdc 

Yes it’s amazing.  Especially good on LP’s.

i still think my original preamp does a little better, on sound staging and highs.  
 But the direct transmission is incredibly clean.

Strangely, the SQ with the Sys is improving greatly.  I don’t know if it’s breaking in (I didn’t know a switch could break in) or I’m getting used to it.

@cdc 

Thanks for your interest and comments.  Although with the Sys the system sounds very good, I still sense a lack of highs and sound staging which the preamp brings.

As per another thread I posted concerning appreciation of the music, ironically I’m finding it easier to get into the music now that I’m not fussing over sound staging and other audio niceties.