I have to agree with Radioheadokplayer. I too own the DCC 2SE but wondered if I could do better pre-amp wise so I bought a Ref. 3 to try out. Real close. Ref. 3 a hair better but sold it as it wasn't THAT much better. The Ref.3 is very neutral for a tubed unit. It all depends on what you want and of course what the rest of your system consists of.
The pre-amp section in the DCC 2 is basically the same as the EMM Switchman which is used in many recording studios. I also owned the switchman 3 and is one of the best SOLID STATE pre-amps. You can beat it but will have to spend alot of $$ to do so.
Frank
The pre-amp section in the DCC 2 is basically the same as the EMM Switchman which is used in many recording studios. I also owned the switchman 3 and is one of the best SOLID STATE pre-amps. You can beat it but will have to spend alot of $$ to do so.
Frank