icarus12
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| Preamp suggestions Wow! I didn't know such a thing existed either. I just ordered the Parasound 2100 off of eBay last night. Debating about new speaker cable and doing some research. The audiophile community is quite divided about whether high priced cable is leg... | |
| Preamp suggestions Also, your advice on bringing the Naka in for tech service is a great thought. Just before I purchased it the seller had brought it in to a tech in Watertown MA who has 40+ years of experience at Audio Proz. He went through it thoroughly and ben... | |
| Preamp suggestions Thank you mcreyn. Your feedback has been incredibly useful in my decision making process. I am ready to pull the trigger on the Emotiva unit you suggested. Just before I do I got contacted by a friend yesterday who is selling his Parasound 2100... | |
| Preamp suggestions Hello again. Thank you bigkidz for clarifying your previous suggestion. In terms of source inputs, I primarily use an iPod directly plugged in with RCA to an an available AUX port. I will sometimes stream music via a WiFi connection. I will also... | |
| Preamp suggestions Thank you mcreyn for fielding the suggestion from bigkidz that intuitiveky and pragmatically made absolutely zero sense. I like idea of the Schiit Freya but I really would like a built in phono and I do need a front facing power switch due to the... | |
| Preamp suggestions Just making sure that I am following all of you correctly. With the Snell's in the mix a preamp with some at least minimal amount of gain is now the suggestion. The Schiit Freya is a good suggestion. Also found a Classe Audio DR-4 for about the sa... | |
| Preamp suggestions That is correct mrdecibel, I am running the Snell E series 2 speakers. | |
| Preamp suggestions I really appreciate your guidance and the time you took to make these suggestions. I believe I will go with the Schiit which I just looked up thanks to your link. Is there a preference on tubes? They offer a Russian or Tung Sol. I was also looki... | |
| Preamp suggestions Thank you all for your suggestions and ideas. It makes sense to go with a passive preamp and I do like the concept of the Schiit with a tube to add a bit of "Colour". I would however like to have a built-in phono section and the ability to manual... |