coop250;172340 Wrote: > Although I do wonder whether not using a good Naim preamp (82, 52 or > higher) is reducing the sound quality of the power amp. I have read > many times and it's also stated in their own manuals that Naim power > amps shouldn't be used without their preamps, but if you've only got > one source and that source also has attenuation control and a volume > control, then why not. The reason why you need to use a Naim preamp with their power amps is because Naim power amps rely on being fed a bandwidth limited signal. Lots of high frequency (ultrasonic) energy can drive them into instability. Naim preamps ensure that no nasty ultrasonics get through.
I'd have thought that, assuming the Transporter has proper anti-imaging filters after the DAC, it won't be putting out any ultrasonics anyway, so you're probably safe. -- cliveb Performers -> dozens of mixers and effects -> clipped/hypercompressed mastering -> you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31865 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
