PaulB;152643 Wrote: > > My take on preamps is different from that of Phil (see above). I used > to think the same about preamps: just a switching device and a volume > control, even though more than once I heard about the need for matching > impedance between amps and sources.
For the record, this is not what I think of preamps. My comment above was regarding when a preamp is "necessary"...for me personally, I am solidly in the camp that strongly prefers a good preamp in a system because of how it affects the sound. In my personal experience, I have found that with only minor exception, adding a good preamp to a system adds a great deal to the spacial-cues in a system's sonic presentation, and more often than not, adds a level of refinement to the sound that I strongly prefer. This has been true in my own system, where my Blue Circle amp's low input sensitivity really likes the higher output of a preamp, as well as in my experiences with systems using amps with higher sensitivity, such as Bryston, Pass Labs, Odessey, and my own Bel Canto-based system. Having said that, I know more than one person who has heard my system using the Transporter directly to my amps that prefers it without a preamp...so it's very much a personal taste thing... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29411 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
