in a modern "high gain" audio systems (w/o LPs/Phono sources): 1/What a preamp do? 2/Why some system prefer preamp? 3/Why some people prefer preamp, rather than just passive level control? 4/Can you actually improve on recorded material? 5/Can you improve on a "perfect" recording? 6/Do you buy equipments just so you can enjoy certain favorite discs? 7/Are you sure those favorite discs are as well recorded to be used as reference material? 8/Is audio holy grail a straightwire with gain? 9/What about your room, or, how much does it add to the final sound?
I certainly don't know the correct answers, but can offer some thoughts, after 30 years of playing around with audio equipments: 1/Control level and source switching. 2/System impedance matching. If you have very high input impedance on your amps 75Kohm+, a 10K volume pot will do fine. 3/Crazy/fancy interconnects that alter frequency responses, requiring active circuit control (which adds colorations) 4/No, unless it is simply frequency balance, ie treble/mid/bass, which tone control will help (but adds other colorations) 5/Of course not, the reason I bring this up is that people should be aware of when tweaking for a "certain" sounds for their system, they will affect signal purity 6 and 7/Many people do, and end up blaming the equipment because "it sounds shitty". Well, maybe your favorite discs were not as well recorded? 8/Yes, well, at least minimum colorations added. 9/Many experts said most listening room will contribute up to 50% of the perceived sound quality of a system. You should focus most of your attention here, right? I may add that some people just love audio equipment, or gears, and will justify their uses and expenses. -- empty99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ empty99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3488 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30820 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
