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No, but

I wonder why anyone needs 30 db of gain these days? It seems that many digital sources today can nearly drive power amplifiers without any further gain if it weren't for impedance matching issues.

My 80s vintage ARC SP9 has 21 db and that is useful primarily when using the phono input with moving coil cartridges. The CD input has only 12 db and is more than sufficient. I recently purchased an SP20 with a similar 14 db gain value.



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  • No, but - E-Stat 12:01:46 08/11/14 (2)
    • Silly - Awe-d-o-file 08:45:02 08/12/14 (0)
    • RE: No, but - mbnx01 12:20:48 08/11/14 (0)

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