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Considering adding a dedicated 2 channel preamp in setup?

I wouldn’t say it’s just a home theater set up because my Marantz 8805 has a nice 2 channel feature and I’m overall very happy with the sound.
My setup consists of:

Marantz 8805 preamp
Parasound A21+ amp
Paradigm Founders 100F speakers
Bluesound Node (2021 model)
SVS SB3000 subwoofers (four of them)
Furman SPR-20
Dedicated 20amp outlets with Audioquest 20amp outlets
some other stuff

But I read a post the other day on here about adding a another preamp to a home theater preamp that HOME THEATER BYPASS. I’ve never heard of this until I read about it and became intrigued with adding this because I am an audiophile first but never thought I could add another preamp like this until the other day.
I’m digging the Parasound P6 but what do you think about recommendations and about how do you think I;l gain anything with using the Parasound P6 instead of the Marantz 8805 for 2 channel music?

Big improvement or minimal but still very good?

todd1010
8044drussell
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This has been discussed in many threads. Many threads. The consensus, I believe, has been that if audio is your first priority, then yes, adding a pre with HT bypass is a good idea.

Check out <http://www.audiophile.no/en/articles-tests-reviews/item/426-amplifiers-with-processor-input> for a list of available units.
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maxwave
923 posts
 
Depends on your budget.
But the new Aragon Tungsten preamp. should be one to look at.
It has a DSP . I think their ASPEQT room calibrator will work with it.




soix
8,771 posts
 
Depending on the preamp you choose you should realize significant 2-channel improvements.  What sound characteristics are most important to you and what improvements would you like to achieve?
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