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| Thinking of upgrading speakers from ProAc 3.8 I have enjoyed in my system for 23 years. The Sonas Faber are absolutely gorgeous and get my vote. They have a "wow" factor far beyond the 'square box' Proac. Sound wise both speakers have tweeter/midrange/ midbass drivers and I'm sure both sound very good. However, the Sonas Faber are wo... | |
| Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!! Are you using lifters? | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @retiredfarmer Thank you for such a thoughtful reply! So sorry to hear of your accident. I truly wish you the best. I think we're on the same page. Without experimentation how does one know if there system is as good as it can be or how far you... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @lanx0003 The closest reference I could find to Paul's narrative on this subject is a post he made six years ago. Essentially, his comments align with what has been underscored below, in contrast to what you have cited. Could you please provide... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @atmasphere Make no mistake- for a DAC to drive a power amp directly the signal must be amplified to meet Redbook standards and that is done with an analog circuit similar to what you find in a preamp line section. If the DAC has an amplified... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @antigrunge2 In the latter instance a passive should beat any active preamp on distortion, in the former the solution might be a better DAC. I have yet to hear a concise argument why a separate preamp with additional cables and innate additiona... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @lanx0003 OK, no more speculating on my part. Lets look at the real story of exactly what Paul said... For years he happily used a Direct stream DAC straight to amp because it sounded better without a preamp. Arnie had him listen to his 'Aesthe... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @markalarsen I've watched Pauls video where he explaines, at one time , loved no preamp. For many years! I can't help but imagine that Arnie came to Paul and said something like..." Hey bonehead...we manufacture electronics and YOU don't like pr... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @wsrrsw FYI... Steve Huff gave a great review for the "Eversolo DMP-A8" as a more affordable (Just under 2K) streamer/preamp/DAC alternative to the Lumin U2 for thousands less. Worth a look. | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @cdc I tried those Harrison attenuators a while back and they killed the sound. Didn't work for me. Paul McGowen is using them? | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results This brings up the question..."what is the function of a preamp?" My understanding is that it has 2 main functions. #1 is to control volume. #2 is allow selection of various source components. I didn't think the preamp was intended to 'add' anyth... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @eoj4952 Same thought different piece. Can a preamp be replaced by a cd player with volume control, be hooked directly into a 450 watt amp. Or would the speakers explode when turned on. I only play CDs If the volume control works properly the... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @wolfie62 Don’t you risk overloading your DAC this way?? No. The signal is attenuated in Audirvana and then sent to the DAC. The DAC has the same demand as when using the preamp. | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @wsrrsw Thanks !! Wow, That Lumin with LEEDH sounds like a perfect solution. Researching it now. I'm curious if they'll be at the Tampa show in February since I'll be there. Would be nice to talk to them. I wonder also are there any other compan... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @kraftwerkturbo So PC-software-DAC-amp brings up the question: what software/volume control to use to play PC files. I only experiemented to simply find the volume control/software that allows the highest output (amp input not sensitive enough)... |