I spoke with Matt @ Bel Canto and he said even thought they sell a nice preamp ($2000) he stated it is best to use the built in preamp on the Dac3. I also have the S300 with Dac3 and Magnepan 1.6qr
do you use a pre-amp with your DAC?
I have a server based music system comprising of
squeezebox > Bel Canto Dac3 > Bel Canto S300 > PMC TB2+s.
Bel Canto recommend using the the Dac3 as the preamp directly to the amp for best results. It sounds good but I am intrigued by what I could gain/lose by inserting a quality preamp into the chain.
Is a preamp just a glorified volume knob an input selector? If so there are some pretty expensive volume controls out their.
What benefits does a quality preamp do in a system, and what does it do to the sound at the end of the chain, ie on the speakers?
Can anyone recommend me some preamps to try for my system as well.
Thanks
Andrew
squeezebox > Bel Canto Dac3 > Bel Canto S300 > PMC TB2+s.
Bel Canto recommend using the the Dac3 as the preamp directly to the amp for best results. It sounds good but I am intrigued by what I could gain/lose by inserting a quality preamp into the chain.
Is a preamp just a glorified volume knob an input selector? If so there are some pretty expensive volume controls out their.
What benefits does a quality preamp do in a system, and what does it do to the sound at the end of the chain, ie on the speakers?
Can anyone recommend me some preamps to try for my system as well.
Thanks
Andrew
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