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In Reply to: RE: Do affordable multichannel preamps exist any more? posted by dan_e10 on April 01, 2016 at 12:50:56
There were very few multichannel analog preamps ever made and, afaik, the only current one is the Parasound P7 which I recommend as perfect for you. It incorporates a quite decent phono stage and a remote control. I have seen them used and would urge you to consider one.An alternative would be the Parasound P5 which can bypass the L/R/Sub output from the Oppo while leaving the C/SL/SR straight through.
The NuForce MCP-18 or a well-priced used McCormack MAP-1 would also work but I prefer the P7.
Finally, you might also consider getting a switch that would permit you to select between the Oppo 5.1 output and the (to be added) stereo phono as long as each has a volume control.
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Hi Kal,
Can the P7's balanced stereo inputs be used when a multichannel input is selected? The Oppo 105 has balanced stereo outs that can also be assigned to the front left and right channels when playing multichannel audio. They get their own DAC separate from the 7.1 unbalanced outputs too. However can you make use of these with the P7 outside of stereo?
Dan
I will have to look it up in the manual when I get home (or you could). Now travelling in the UK.
Hi Kal,
Thanks for the response. I did have a quick look through the manual and didn't find anything on being able to reassign the balanced stereo ins to the front channels of the 7.1 inputs so I'm guessing the answer is no, but I figured I could have missed something.
Dan
Looking at the manual for the P7, it looks like it does not have a separate center channel level trim, is this correct? So you'd either need a center channel with the same sensitivity as the L/R mains or enable level control on the player?
Dan
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