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RE: Audio Note vs. Bottlehead vs. what?

Pairing a sensitive pair of speakers with a very sensitive, high power amplifier is a compromised decision before any preamp is added. 0.68V for 60 Watts is hyper sensitive when you have speakers that might play well on a couple of Watts, but would work well on some 87dB sensitive monitors.

If one reasons that you are in the ~10W neighborhood for how much power you're using, you'd need 0.3V out of your preamp. With a 2V source, your maximum volume setting would be at -12dB for 10W out of your amp. If you have a preamp with dB of gain from the circuit, now your down at -24dB on the control for a reasonable listening level.

12dB attenuators are $25, and are going to be a very good idea regardless of your preamp choice.


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