Hello,
I use the B&K 50 in my HT system and it does mighty well. It does not have the magical 3-dimensioanlity of my BAT 31SE, but then again, what SS preamp does? The 50 is not at all fatiguing, but has a subtractive nature to it which is very clear compared to using truly high end line stages. But it is NOT an additive product which would bring on brightness and fatigue. So the 30 I suspect is not the reason for system fatigue. But a more refined 2-channel line stage would no doubt bring on a greater musicality.
I agree that for a system to handle music and movies, the focus should be all about music. If you really get it right for music, the movies reproduction will naturally fall right into place. The only exception I find here is optimizing speakers for each application but some out there work so incredibly well for both. Then add the preamp / processor, additional amps and speakers when good deals on such products come along.
It appears that CD is your primary source of music. I have to believe that adding a more refined redbook CD player or transport/dac would be as big an improvement as a 2-channel line stage.
John
I use the B&K 50 in my HT system and it does mighty well. It does not have the magical 3-dimensioanlity of my BAT 31SE, but then again, what SS preamp does? The 50 is not at all fatiguing, but has a subtractive nature to it which is very clear compared to using truly high end line stages. But it is NOT an additive product which would bring on brightness and fatigue. So the 30 I suspect is not the reason for system fatigue. But a more refined 2-channel line stage would no doubt bring on a greater musicality.
I agree that for a system to handle music and movies, the focus should be all about music. If you really get it right for music, the movies reproduction will naturally fall right into place. The only exception I find here is optimizing speakers for each application but some out there work so incredibly well for both. Then add the preamp / processor, additional amps and speakers when good deals on such products come along.
It appears that CD is your primary source of music. I have to believe that adding a more refined redbook CD player or transport/dac would be as big an improvement as a 2-channel line stage.
John