I'm sure CliveB will jump in here, but given the extremely tortuous path that the original sound has already gone through by the time it arrives in your house as a CD, whether or not you have a pre-amp in the mix is totally irrelevant. I mean - think about it for a moment - what exactly does anyone think they are trying to preserve? What we listen to (on any recorded media) is NOT fidelity - it's an artefact - like TV or looking at a painting/sculpture etc - it's a work of human creative art. The technology is unimportant.
I say this: if a pre-amp sounds best in your system then use one - if not, then don't. -- Phil Leigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30852 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
