OP's questions leads us to a game of Six Degrees of Audiogon Thread Separation. Can't talk about amp impact w/o mentioning the speaker in use. Can't rank preamp above or below DAC without discussing analog vs. digital volume controls and relative quality of them for the DAC and preamp in question.
Please refer to EVERY DARN THREAD EVER POSTED for the complete picture. JK.
Can I add "the mastering of the recording is most important"?
No? Fine. It's the DAC. Cheers,
Spencer
Please refer to EVERY DARN THREAD EVER POSTED for the complete picture. JK.
Can I add "the mastering of the recording is most important"?
No? Fine. It's the DAC. Cheers,
Spencer