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In Reply to: RE: What do we actually need a preamp for these days...? posted by andy evans on January 08, 2021 at 01:24:55
Andy,
"Unity gain" is (IMO) the key, when only digital sources are a factor. The control center can be either buffered or passive. While passive control centers can work well, they are inflexible. Short, low, capacitance cabling is a must. JMO, a highly transparent buffered control center is frequently the "best" choice.
As you stated, "vinyl" complicates the situation. Yes, I have a substantial investment in analog records and the associated equipment.
Eli D.
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For its Passive and buffered modes. In buffer mode it uses a single 6SN7 tube. This unit is unity gain and all my sources have enough gain where the Saga doesn't run out of gas. My phono preamp has enough gain in MC mode so I can still play my LP's loud, that was my only concern when I first got the Saga. I still have never maxed out the volume control on it which is a multiple Relay/Resistor volume control.
This Saga Plus is most transparent controller/preamp buffer I have ever had in my system and that's using it in buffer mode where tube is used. It is even more transparent than the BAT VK-30 preamp I had. The only change I did to the Saga was changed out the Wima coupling caps and put in Jantzen Supreme Z caps. That one change made it even better sounding and more transparent. It also has quite a few inputs that I can connect all my Sources. I have no desire to go back to a regular preamp now that I know what I have been missing. :)
Nt.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
That's all. Would be nice if it also had the DAC built in, but as long as technology keeps changing that mix, it is not completely practical.
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