You can’t fix a crappy amp with a better pre-amp the same way you can’t fix a crappy pre-amp with a better amp. Every component plays a role formulating the end result. The key is to get a clean sound signal from start to finish. Quality cables transfer the signal between interfaces without introducing noise or loss. The bottom line is crappy in, crappy out.
Will a high quality preamp really make a difference in sound?? Also speaker cable
Will a quality preamp make my system sound better? And speaker cable...seems like everything I read people are split on this subject. My local hifi store brought up a good point; they said that the only thing between your amp and your speakers are the cable. Very good point and I'm inclined to believe it. Don't want to spend a fortune but don't want cheap cable either. Thoughts/ recommendations? Thank you in advance.
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I agree with @oddiofyl that a good preamp is of paramount importance and a hard thing to get right. Simple tube circuits are the best solution I've found personally. |
My amp has a non-working left channel...sent it back to the factory to have a look see and fix. I looked around the room and noticed the expensive power cord for the amp was lying on the floor not doing anything. Stupid 82 old me replaced the "upgraded" cord on the CD player with the expensive one that used to drive the amp and was bewitched by the improvement.....just ordered new power cables for the rest of the system. |
Common audiophile wisdom - active preamplifier is extremely important. Speaker cables, like everything else, are important too. My speaker cables cost new or used as much as my speakers. Perhaps I overdid it a little but I haven't had to replace them in 25 years, and my system now sounds incomparably better than 25 years ago with the same speakers and cables. But it's a modest system, both speakers and speaker cables cost $1500 new 25 years ago. |
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