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What is wrong here.. on Audiogon?

I don't get it. I ask a legitimate question about help on picking a preamp for my Pass Labs amp. I get maybe 10 responses. Some other guy who apparently is not a Pass Labs fan, has a thread on Amps with lights/meters and which sound better? He gets 50 comments.. Is this an example of reality TV's effect on society? Maybe someone will become a hit on here telling fart jokes.. Just something to think about!
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t_ramey
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Maybe something with unity gain. I have a Dodd preamp (no longer made) with unity gain driving a Pass Labs Aleph J and it is much, much better than a Schiit Saga I used to have. There’s a thread on the Hornshoppe Truth preamp here and it has unity gain and can work with any source impedance and pretty much drive anything
t_ramey
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For what it’s worth my Pass Aleph J has the same gain as the XA25 afaik but the Aleph J only puts out 25 watts. For whatever reason when I use a unity gain preamp I can only turn the volume dial to 10 o’clock before it’s too loud but with a pure passive it’s past 1 o’clock. I do have some efficient Klipsch speakers though and my dac puts out 3v.
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