flaxxer
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| DAC as a preamp? What I have gathered is it is better to have a separate DAC and preamp. In that case, a volume control or gain stage woodwork the same. So would a buffer preamp such as the pass DIY for $150. I just don't see spending over $1,000 on a preamp , jus... | |
| DAC as a preamp? Well then George... you may have just made another way to use the DACs volume control. BUT a person still has to buy a passive preamp for gain setting, in order to use the DAC as volume control. So at that point, I tou may as well set your DAC vol... | |
| Volume control for Icepower ASP1000 monoblocks I am confused. I thought bypassing the computer sound card, and it the USB to a DAC was high fidelity??? I burned an entire terabyte hard drive full of WAV and FLAC files. Gave all my CDs away. What am I supposed to be using for a source now? Than... | |
| DAC as a preamp? Hey YYZ... thanks for the insight on the DAC as a volume control.And I will check out the SU9 Loomis. Thanks | |
| DAC as a preamp? Hi brockwired. I see you're a Schiit fanboy indeed! Someone recommended one of their $400 preamps. But after reading numerous comparison reviews between the Schiit preamp models, I realized I would have to have the Freya +. Because the rest all ar... | |
| DAC as a preamp? @oldhvymec ... does the insides look like $700 to you? Don't you figure that could be figured out fairly easily by someone who hand builds DIY amps and preamps here on the forum? Or is that really special magic they are doing, and can't be easily ... | |
| DAC as a preamp? I really could be wrong, but I truly believe this is what I need most. But it is very expensive for what it is. There is a view with the top off if you scroll down the page. Does anyone know if I could pay someone from The Forum to help me design ... | |
| DAC as a preamp? I may have messed up. The input impedance of the asp1000 amps is just under 8K | |
| DAC as a preamp? @nsm1979... thank you for your reply. This is kind of what I've been thinking. While I have seen the Small Tube preamps under $100 on Amazon, I figured they were all real trash. You make me figure I should go ahead and try one though. What I would... | |
| DAC as a preamp? @jjss49. I realize it has been covered, but my 500 watts at 8 ohms, and 1000 Watts at 4 Ohms is in my opinion a different and unique set of circumstances for home audio in my experience. I remember having computer audio setup through my laptop, an... | |
| Simple, small footprint tube preamp ? Oops, my amps just changed. And my preamp needs MAY have because of this. So i need some advice on the best way to go about getting volume control for these Icepower ASP1000 amplifiers. I've read about the high input impedance. I use a computer fo... | |
| Remarkably better sound possible with just 1 system component change? I once purchased 5 new power cables, because I had money burning a hole in my pocket, but didn't believe they would change the sound I had. I put them in place, and went to work. When I got home, I had forgotten about changing the power cables. My... | |
| Simple, small footprint tube preamp ? Thank you SO much. You helped me realize, what I really need is an all tube gain stage. I'm assuming a small preamp works the same way. | |
| Simple, small footprint tube preamp ? @ atmasphere, are you saying I should use you amp as a preamp?@ oldhvymec, I apologize for my ignorance, but you lost me.I may not have made myself very clear. I should have said, I am inquiring about the really small, and cheap tube preamps like ... |