------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55246 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Direct to power amp? - Yes - No ------------------------------------------------------------------------
cliveb;361449 Wrote: > In the light of your re-worded question, I should have voted "No", but > had already voted "Yes". > > I think the newly-worded question is now of dubious value. The gain > staging required depends on the power amp's input sensitivity and > overall gain, the efficiency of the speakers, and the nature of the > listening room. It seems pretty likely that some sort of gain > adjustment will be required in most setups. So the number of people who > can get away with connecting a TP or SB directly to their power amp > without any attenuation (or boost) will be very small. And that's fine if it's a small number. I am currently testing going direct and have met with some success and am curious how many other people have removed what might very well be an unnecessary, or at least possibly a redundant, component from their audio chain. Those who have succeeded are encouraged to list the components that they have used to go direct. -- Pneumonic Main: Transporter Squeezebox 3 > Sonic Frontiers Ultra Jitterbug > Roksan DAC/PS Modwright Sony SCD 777ES Sonic Frontiers SFL-2 Pre S.A.R. Labs MOS 450 Power Martin Logan CLS II Speakers Office: Squeezebox 3 > COEM Lite Audio DAC AH McCormack TLC-1 Pre Sonic Frontiers SFS80 Power Elipson Circee Speakers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pneumonic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10091 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55246 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
