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Plinius 8150 as Preamp for Plinius SA-102

Just got a new Plinius SA-102. Since my budjet is limited I am still using my former 8150 (integrated) but now as a preamp. There was a clear improvement in terms of palpability and depth with the 8150 + 102 combo. But that was all! I must confess I was expecting more. So help me here: I am demanding too much from this combo (since I am using the 8150 as a preamp), i.e., for now I am not able to understand the 102 potential or my concerns are for real and the Plinius 102 is not that good?
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drubin
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I spent some time with the 8200 integrated, including some extended listening to the pre-amp section only. I thought the pre-amp was definitely the weak link in the 8200 (though I wasn't wild about the whole thing, frankly), so I'm sure you will benefit greatly from using a better pre-amp with the 102.

No personal experience with the 102. Some credible people around here love it, but then there's the equally credible Wayne Garcia at TAS.
drubin
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For the moment, I suggest you let the 102 break in fully and hold off for a couple of months on making a pre-amp change. You may find that, once the amp is broken in, you are so happy with it that you don't feel the urgency to replace the 8150.
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