The Oppo does have a volume control so you do not even need a pre amp.
Please recommend a PreAmp for my 5.1 home theatre system
I am putting together a system - so far have Krell Chorus 5200 for the Amp, and Focal Sopra No 2 speakers, along with Sopra center and Aria rear channels. Samsung TV mid range M series. Can you suggest a nice preAmp to work well for this system. Budget 4 k tops. Thanks!
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There is no problem using the Oppo's volume control. Once upon a time digital volume ocntrols were not a good idea as it cost you bit depth. These days, with internal 32 bit processing, this no longer applies. See here for a presentation by Sabre: http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2015/1216/digital-vs-analog-volume-control.pdf |
Oppo: https://www.oppodigital.com.au/blogs/reviews-resources/15420449-using-your-oppo-as-a-pre-amplifier For digital vs analogue volume control, I simply repeat the reference to the Sabre presentation (there is also a longer text by Sabre but I could not quickly find it). Can you hear imperfections at -135dB, and do you have source material that is this clean? Do not forget that analogue volume controls have their weakneses as well, like channel imbalance at lower levels. There are more important things to worry about. |