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Whats the ultimate goal with your pre amp ?

I have a great pre amp its a Pass labs XP-22. Its a great compliment to the rest of my gear-Pass 250.8-Pass XP-17 phono pre-VPI Prime Signature TT-Auralic Aries 2.1 Streamer- PS Audio Directstream MK2--Harbeth 40.2 Anniversaries.

My question is- At what point is a pre amp overkill ? Example- In terms of performance- How close does a Parasound JC-2 get to a Pass XP-22 ?

In my mind I want the Pre to be uncolored..silent...and have flexibility/with XLR's in and out. Does or should it cost 10K to achieve this ?

The point of this post is to gather opinions on what other audiophile thoughts are .

Thanks in advance for any and all opinions.

krelldog

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krelldog OP
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Thanks for all the great responses. Let me clarify...I do fully understand the value of a great preamp. Part of the reason for this topic was to identify some world beater preamps that don't cost a fortune.

The mention of the Benchmark and the Sanders preamps were interesting. Neither has ever been on my radar. Its nice to know you can get this level of performance for 5K or less.

 

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