As Ben says, much of it is personal preference. However, you may also want to note the input sensitivity of the amp you are using. In my experience, running direct to an amp with a high input sensitivity will have better results than one with lower one.
But like Ben, my personal preference is strongly in the camp of using a preamp. You mentioned Bryston...my one experience with Bryston involved running a Wadia cdp direct into a Bryston 4B ST driving Vandersteen 3A speakers...and adding a good preamp really improved the sound in a lot of ways IMHO...better tone, more "meat" to the sound, deeper soundstage, etc. -- 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=30661 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
