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| shy about prices Always sell the product first. Point out all the great features and get them interested/excited. This will help justify and prepare you for the big price tag they're about to hit you with. | |
| I took Frank Zappa’s advice When I saw the title, I thought you might be "moving to Montana soon". | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @skinzy Thanks for sharing this info. This says it all... By definition, a conventional preamp takes in the audio-industry standard signal and boosts it up to full volume for the sole purpose of turning it down again! MSB’s ladder DACs put o... | |
| 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... |