Fatila wrote: > what a pre amp is for > really... In the olden days, a Preamp was mostly a "before" amp that raised the phonograph input level up to the same as other sources (tape, tuner, etc.). It literally amplified the turntable input.
Then and now, the secondary functions of a preamp are: 1) input selection (picking between tuner, tape, TV, DVD, aux, etc.) 2) volume control 3) tone controls These days, a lot of preamps don't even have the phono input or real pre-amp. My Classe integrated does not have phonograph input, and I never use the switching section. So I use it as a simple power amp. Most modern sources don't really need the "amp" part of a preamp. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
