Dpac996,
The steps in volume don't really bother me all that much.Steps to 2 or 3 would have been perfect though.I was mainly seeing if this is a norm with this preamp.
As for the sound.It is very little change from the tube preamp as used prior.In most ways it's 'Better.I now can listen at much lower volumes and hear twice as much.The inner detail this unit gives is incredible.I hear more at lower volumes because it is so quiet.The ONLY thing the tube preamp was better at was the mids.And this is by a slight margin.My main fear of making the switch was I thought I would give up alot of my Imaging.I was very wrong in my prior assessment.Also,changing power cords was a huge upgrade.
The steps in volume don't really bother me all that much.Steps to 2 or 3 would have been perfect though.I was mainly seeing if this is a norm with this preamp.
As for the sound.It is very little change from the tube preamp as used prior.In most ways it's 'Better.I now can listen at much lower volumes and hear twice as much.The inner detail this unit gives is incredible.I hear more at lower volumes because it is so quiet.The ONLY thing the tube preamp was better at was the mids.And this is by a slight margin.My main fear of making the switch was I thought I would give up alot of my Imaging.I was very wrong in my prior assessment.Also,changing power cords was a huge upgrade.