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In Reply to: RE: CD player level control & preamp gain posted by KanedaK on September 16, 2014 at 03:26:31
Given the high sensitivity of your speakers you could bypass an active preamp all together. IF CD listening is your only source, you could use a tube buffer stage that has a volume control, maybe something like a Decware ZBOX to add some body to your sound. Any passive preamp with a volume control would also work.
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Thanks for your reply, but there are few reasons why i'd love to keep the preamp:
1) it's easily the best piece of audio gear i've ever possessed and plays a big part in the sound i'm getting and enjoy so much. I've had quite a few preamps dring all those years (NAD 1300, Rotel RC980BX, Technics SU-A6, Marantz SC80, DIY Kaneda, SAE Mk 1B fully restored, Sony TA-E86B...) and this is completely in another league. Makes the hair on the back of my neck rise!
2) I'm currently fixing a record player to enjoy vinyl replay as well
3) I've been playing with no preamp at all and passive preamps and if the result might be slightly more transparent it's only by a very small margin such is the quality of this preamp. But the punch, body, and speed it brings to the sound was very sorely missed.
all I need to know is if using the CD player output level control does any harm to the sound (not that I can hear any, but I wanna know). if not, then all is well. if it does, the i'll buy inline attenuators from goldenjack or similar. :)
"all I need to know is if using the CD player output level control does any harm to the sound (not that I can hear any"
Seems to me that you already know...
Maybe it's time to just enjoy!
Rick
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