georgehifi
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| record out on integrated amp Mofojo hi, reading your opening post to use it this way, all you are doing is using it as a mulitple source switch box. Many can be got for under $50 on ebay. If it has a phono stage then yes you will be listening to a tube or two via the tape out... | |
| Is my preamp useless? Proselytizing, I don't think I do to much of that, as I'm not going blind, yet! And you know what mother used to say.Cheers George | |
| Is my preamp useless? 03-23-15: Zd542"You may also know that Georgelofi is designer/builder of the Lightspeed Attenuator aka LSA."I didn't know that. I take back my recommendation! lol. Get the Placette instead.There was an A/B done here: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-... | |
| Is my preamp useless? "03-23-15: Slanski62Hi. Trying my DAC direct into my amps is certainly a good idea. I need to re-arrange my equipment so that my interconnects will reach both amps. I’ll try to do that some time this week."This is the most sane comment in this thr... | |
| Is my preamp useless? "Zd542 I'm still trying to figure out what Nelson Pass has to do with all of this.""We’ve got lots of gain in our electronics. More gain than some of us need or want. At least 10 db more.Think of it this way: If you are running your volume control... | |
| Is my preamp useless? Let him run then, if he did.If he asked "Is my preamp useless" Well yes then in his case, as he has to turn down his PSA source (risking bit stripping) so he has then some usable volume range on his BAT pre, even it then is in the negative of it's... | |
| Is my preamp useless? All I can say to this is, in the OP's case, how can $10k worth of electronics in the signal path with way too much gain + another set of interconnects, sound better that no preamp and interconnect at all. As his PSA can drive perfectly 100% the Ca... | |
| Is my preamp useless? So why this public statement from him (again below), and it is in direct reference to what the OP is experiencing, TOO MUCH GAIN EVERYWHERE. He has a prefect match with the PSA direct into his Cary's and eliminating all that active preamp gain. An... | |
| Is my preamp useless? The OP has way too much gain as he has to lower the PSA volume (which could then be bit stripping), but is also in the negative volume on the BAT volume, which means it's not pre-amplifying but de-amplifying, which a total waste of source signal s... | |
| Is my preamp useless? Nelson Pass may believe active preamps yield better sound or why would he bother designing and building them? To maximize profits, and market demand for believers of active preamps?. It just seems if he truly felt passives were the better choice h... | |
| Is my preamp useless? He makes a few models of poweramps that are at or below 33kohm input impedance, this then will have a ? for a passive to drive at 100% perfect impedance match. But to counter that Nelson Pass does make his First Watt B1 preamp which is buffered pa... | |
| Is my preamp useless? Robr45 hi, read again the OP's first post about the amount of gain he has, then read "gods" words below.NELSON PASS: "We’ve got lots of gain in our electronics. More gain than some of us need or want. At least 10 db more.Think of it this way: If y... | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? I'll say it again, Most solid state sources these days have very low impedance output stage buffers that can drive anything, and are as good if not better than many preamps and without the colouration, especially tube preamp. A preamp that can dri... | |
| Is my preamp useless? As other have said Slanski62, use your PSA dac direct into your Cary mono's, it will be an eye/ear opener, and you may sell your preamp.As for your phono stage, it's a pity the PSA does not have analogue inputs to except the phono stage. So purcha... | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? As the original OP's question asks. "Best Preamp = No Preamp?"I'm thinking that I can connect these DACs directly to my Power Amp skipping preamp"Like I said, and I'll say it again. Most SS sources in direct connection to the amp/s these days will... |