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Do you really want a preamp?

All my experiences are that taking as much away as possible cleans up the signal no end. Just use the amplification you need to drive the speakers and not more. There should be very little attenuation needed. As far as tubes are concerned, 2 stages overall are ideal, and 3 only if necessary.

What I'd build is a really good DAC - I'd go over to DIY Audio and look at the latest threads to see what's hot. That could really upgrade the sound. If you mainly listen to digital sources, the volume control is usually in software anyway these days.


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