Rogue RP1 tube preamp would be a very nice addition. You can find it around $1000 on a used market. The home theater input on the RP1 doesn’t require the preamp to be on so you don’t impact tube life while you’re war good a movie.
Preamp vs Av receiver preouts
So I have a pretty good setup going on for myself, but my weak point is still my receiver on the music side of things (I use it for HT but I'm talking stereo right now). I have the Martin Logan ESLs, a 15" rythmik sub, yamaha aventage rxa-1060, Anthem mca225 hooked to the preouts of the yamaha (and a splitter to connect the sub L/R), and a schiit modi+. Would a separate preamp make much difference instead of the preouts on the receiver even though I use the yamaha in pure direct mode or is it not worth the addition? And if so what ballpark preamp are we talking to make said difference? Something like the parasound zpre3 looked interesting to me, but I haven't heard a separate preamp in a system before and don't know what difference it would make. I can't do much more in terms of room treatment in my room either. Thanks in advance!
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@sgoods555 the RP1 is a modern tube design. There’s no tube rush/hiss. I had no issues with it playing anything from string quartets to Slayer, Metallica and everything in between. It will be a very nice jump in quality of sound from your AVR. If you pick one up used at a great deal, you can try it in your own system and if you don’t like it, flip it at no loss. Also, when I had the RP1 my speakers were Martin Logan Montis. |