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.)
You can use passive attenuators to get good gainnscaling if you are use the low end of the Touch's volume :) or can you set gain in the power amp ? -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21643 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
