Daverz;690755 Wrote: > The digital part of the system is: > > Touch -> Neko D100 DAC (-> BAT 3iX preamp) -> Rogue M-180 monoblocks -> > Vandersteen Quatros > > Right now I have the DAC directly connected to the monoblocks. Though > the BAT adds a touch of sweetness and body (or bloat, depending on how > you hear it), it tends to eat up too much detail. The soundstage is > more realistic and natural without the BAT. So I'm looking to get a > passive (or at least extremely transparent) preamp. The sound with > just the SB digital volume control seems pretty respectable to me, > though. > > I still like the BAT for its excellent phono section, but it hardly > seems worth it to keep it just for that. > > Everything is connected with Bluejeans XLR cables. The speaker cables > are Audioquest slate biwire cables (about the cheapest Audioquest > cable.)
If you are considering doing without a preamp perhaps you should look into getting a DAC with an analog volume control, in other words, a combination DAC/preamp. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21643 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
